storage

Ask the Readers: Are You Saving Up for an Emergency?

Posted September 10, 2009 - 07:13 by Linsey Knerl

Giveaways

We want to hear your thoughts on food storage. Do you do it for emergency insurance? Do you have it only as a result of amazing CVS deals gone wild? Is it something you feel is important? Crazy? Tell us in the comments and you will be entered to win our weekly $10 prize? (That's enough to order a good book on canning and freezing!)

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Stuff will never make you organized

Posted June 15, 2009 - 02:58 by Philip Brewer

General Tips

Compartments for organizing stuff

There's a store near where I live that sells stuff for organizing your other stuff--racks, boxes, cabinets, and shelves for tools and toys, sweaters and shoes, spices and CDs. They've got a perfect container for anything. But there's only one right time to buy any of that stuff: When the stuff you want to store in it is already organized.

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5 great choices for free online data storage.

Posted March 19, 2008 - 14:14 by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Consumer Affairs, Technology

file storage

I have one of those USB jump drives. It holds about 256Mb (hey, I bought it years ago, but I do have another 2GB drive on order). Sometimes I forget my jump drive, and my files are just too big to email. I hate burning CDs and DVDs if I don’t have to, it’s a waste, so I wanted to know if there were free storage options online for me. I found a whole bunch.

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Can you guess what’s in the box?

Posted February 15, 2008 - 09:25 by Paul Michael

Life Hacks

Casulo

Here’s a little help. It takes two people to lift and carry the box. It measures 47.2 inches in length, 35.4 inches in height and 31.5 inches in width. It's from Europe. Oh, and it’s ideal for people with itchy feet. All will be revealed.

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How to Get Rid of Your Junk

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Lifestyle

Ed's post about moving and getting rid of stuff got me thinking about my clutter. Are you barely able to breathe in your cluttered household? Have tons of stuff that you need to get rid of? 

A few weeks ago, I took a seminar called "Commanding Your Clutter" at a local community college. Here's what I learned about collecting, hoarding, shopping, and finally, letting go of all that junk.

Most people who hold onto things for the following reasons:

I paid so much for it! Yes, but are you getting your money's worth from it? No? Sell it.

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The Magic Marker Money Safe

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: DIY

pensafe

I've never tried a money-belt. I've nevr had enough cash to put in one to be honest. But when I lived in London I was mugged three times, and this little beauty would have saved me a stack of cash.

It's a great idea. The video shows you everything you need to do, and trust me, it's not a lot. All you need is...

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