Posted September 29, 2008 - 14:10 by Nora Dunn
Going to the supermarket and sticking to a list is an exercise in discipline and requires fortitude and resilience of epic proportions. Employing tips like “don’t shop when you’re hungry”, “look for the no-name brand”, and “avoid the checkout counter displays” are simply damage control.
Here are six tips on how to get in and get out without going over your budget:
Posted September 29, 2008 - 07:47 by Linsey Knerl
Thinking of jumping on the “all-natural” cleaning bandwagon? Leary of the results? Addicted to your own brand-name cleaning habit? Take a look at these startling before and after photos of my 5 minutes with baking soda, and see why I made the switch.
Posted September 19, 2008 - 12:05 by Julie Rains
The most fun, memorable and least expensive birthday party for your child may be, figuratively and literately, right in your own backyard. I’ve attended and hosted fabulous but simple parties with cake, ice cream, and a few balloons, and participated in much bigger backyard extravaganzas. So, just because a party is at home doesn’t mean that it will be cheap and easy to orchestrate. I’ll share ideas for throwing a happy event that’s light on cash outlay and effort.
Posted September 12, 2008 - 17:10 by Nora Dunn
Can you travel with carry on luggage only? Do you fly solo? And can you fly last minute? Great! Now you can fly for drastically discounted rates, and sometimes even for free.
Posted September 5, 2008 - 11:52 by Paul Michael
I was trawling the Internet recently searching for a way to remove a grease spot from a favorite shirt of mine. How it got there, well, I blame a faulty fork and not my clumsy mouth. Anyway, time and again sites would reference a can of Coca-Cola as a way to remove the grease spot. I tried it, cynical but hopeful, and it worked. Not 100%, but it was way better than before. It did leave me wondering, are there other uses for Coca-Cola? It turns out there are a lot more.
Posted August 31, 2008 - 06:02 by Myscha Theriault
Being connected on the road can be a challenge. Doing it while your life is in complete transition adds another layer altogether. When our home recently got wiped out during a flood, we had to figure out very quickly how to accomplish our normal, work from home all day routine while being completely displaced. Here's how we're pulling it off.
Posted August 30, 2008 - 08:23 by Linsey Knerl
I have more vehicle repairs to make than I have days in a year. My sink is clogged, and I’m bailing out water with buckets. Diapers just went up another 15% in my area. (And guess who’s not making any more money than they were last week?) I should cry. I should get fired up over the economy and blame my dog for life’s difficulties. Shouldn’t I? These fine bloggers disagree, and I’ll share what they know!
Posted August 29, 2008 - 21:38 by Paul Michael
How many times do you click on a link to an article, video, image or anything else of interest and want to visit the homepage of that site? It happens to me all the time. Sometimes finding the homepage link is fairly easy, on other occasions it's buried. And then you have to go up to the address bar, delete all of the information before the domain name and hit enter. Well, not any more with the help of this "bookmarklet."
Posted August 29, 2008 - 07:07 by Paul Michael
We’ve all been there. You open a present with giddy anticipation, ripping the gift wrap away like a 10 year old on a sugar high. And then, as you open the box and peek inside, your brain searches for a way to act really happy…because the gift you have received is just, well, awful. And when the dust settles and the event is over, it’s time to start thinking about regifting. But be careful…there are rules to follow.
Posted August 21, 2008 - 18:25 by Paul Michael
Is your printer lying to you? If you own a Brother inkjet printer, that's probably a big yes. As Slate magazine reports, a clever chap over at fixyourownprinter.com has discovered a nasty little secret of Brother printers; a secret that could cost you hundreds of dollars over the life of the offending gadget. And yet all you need to bypass it is a small piece of tape.
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