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Frugal Living Week in Review: July 23rd Through July 29th

We’ve covered a wide range of money saving subjects and frugal ideas this week. From summer travel to organizing your pantry, you’re sure to find some practical tips that will have you saving money right away! Missed an article or two or want to review? No problem. Here is your frugal living week in review for July 23rd through July 29th. July 23rd Find Your Reuse Inspiration I love it when I come across ideas for reusing unusual things. For example, this summer, I posted an article about reusing inflatable toys. I think it is so inspiring when these types … Continue reading →

Flylady the Frugal Way

Have your heard of FlyLady? She is a very popular woman who teaches and supports others on how to keep a clean, clutter-free home. Through her books, tools and website, she promises to help keep you on track. I have many friends who swear by the FlyLady’s methods for maintaining their homes. I’ve even done a bit of flying myself. But is flying frugal? Well it can be. FlyLady doesn’t ask you to do anything that would break the bank, and she has hundreds of positive reviews on the merchandise she sells. But of course, I started to think about … Continue reading →

Tax Write Offs and Charitable Donations

Right around this time of year, I start adding up all of our charitable deductions. Donations to Goodwill and other non-profit thrift stores are a big part of that. One year, when we did a major clean out, we totaled almost $5,000 in charitable donations of clothing and household goods! If you haven’t been taking write-offs for your charitable donations, make sure that you get started this year. You really can save quite a bit on your taxes, as long as you remember a few tips. What Are Your Charitable Donations Worth? When you donate goods to a charity, you … Continue reading →

Pile Up Your Laundry (And Save)

Do you need an excuse to let your laundry pile up until it is what is affectionately known in our house as Mount Washmore? If you would rather procrastinate until the last pair of underwear is worn and the favorite sweater hasn’t been seen for a month, then keep reading. I have a great reason for letting your laundry pile up to the ceiling. You’ll actually save money. Yes, I know that there are some of you out there who are shuddering right about now. After all, what would FlyLady say? What about those teams of certified organizers? Doing one … Continue reading →

Hot Water Heater Tips

Maintaining your hot water heater now can save you a big surprise later. You don’t want to have an unexpected flood in your basement (or wherever your heater is located). Nor do you want to be faced with a large bill for replacing the whole system when you aren’t prepared. Losing hot water in the middle of winter could be a big problem! If you have a hot water heater, you’ll want to review the following tips. Make it a point to check your hot water heater on a regular basis. Just a simple glance at it while you are … Continue reading →

Joy…The Secret Ingredient

Like many of you, I have discovered the joys of Flylady, the site devoted us to learning to love our homes and beautify our surroundings one baby-step at a time. The site, I think, was designed for the domestically challenged, like me. I started the program, had a colicky baby (thank G-d a sweet one, though) and found it difficult to follow any kind of structure for a few good months. Now, I am back baby-stepping my way through cooking and cleaning routines. One thing flylady recommends is to plan meals in advance. Well, I did do this in a … Continue reading →

Welcome to De-Cluttering Boot Camp

All across the world, people are hiding a dirty little secret, or at least a dusty little secret. There homes are filled with clutter. It happens to the best of us. It might start out innocently enough: some mail left on the kitchen counter, an extra group of toys overstuffed into a corner, a couple of outfits that get “stored” on the floor of the closet. But clutter is sneaky. it finds a way to get into your home and breed more clutter until you are either overwhelmed or learn to live with it. Our generation faces a war with … Continue reading →

How Clean Is Your House – Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie

Guess what I found at the library? Those ladies from the How Clean Is Your House TV show have a book! The How Clean Is Your House? book is subtitled “Hundreds of handy tips to make your home sparkle”. And the book is just that. It first introduces Aggie MacKenzie and Kim Woodburn and explains how they ended up cleaning Brittan’s filthiest homes. There’s a quick quiz to see if you are a filth offender. Then “the girls” explain what is in their own essential cleaning kits. And like in the show, they use environmentally and people friendly products like … Continue reading →

Bargain Kitchen Disinfecting

Having a clean and sanitary kitchen is an important aspect of any home, but you can easily spend $50 in a year disinfecting your kitchen. Don’t fall for the product trap. Instead, let’s save some money and still have tables, counters and high chairs that you can literally eat off. I remember back when a new disinfecting product became available. I was sitting in a Moms CLub meeting, and we had a guest speaker who handed out full-size spray bottles of this new cleaner. It came in a pretty blue plastic spray bottle. The solution claimed to disinfect non-porous surfaces … Continue reading →

5 Reasons Donating Your Old Stuff Saves Money

You wouldn’t normally think that giving away your stuff as saving money, would you? Well there are plenty of reasons that donating your un-needed items can actually save you money! I am a big believer in donating stuff. When my husband and I married, we basically had two households to combine into one. Later, after my mother passed, we had another household full of stuff. And just recently, we moved to another home, and I started donating like crazy, since moving extra stuff can get costly. So, I have a lot of experience with dealing with extra items and donating … Continue reading →