Keep bread fresher longer
Article continues below ↓ advertisement | your ad here photo by Ricky Irvine DEAR SARA: How do you store your bread? It seems that many people have breadboxes. Do they serve a purpose? — Michele, Kentucky
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Home » November 4th, 2007
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Creative frugal gift wrap
Wrapping gifts can be as expensive as the gift itself. I reuse materials I have on hand, give gift wrap that can be reused or wrap as inexpensively as possible so I can spend more money on the actual gift. An easy way to wrap inexpensively without resorting to using newspaper, brown-paper bags or reused [...]
Get over the ‘ick factor’
Article continues below ↓ advertisement | your ad here photo by tuppus As a child, I bought used books at thrift stores. I didn’t shop at thrift stores again until my mid-20s, and even then I preferred estate sales and auctions. The extent of my thrift-store shopping was scouring them for collectible glassware. By the [...]
Foil-packet meals aren’t just for camping
photo by jspatchwork My family used to call them hobo dinners; we sometimes cooked them over an open campfire. I have one particularly fond childhood memory of us sitting around the fire on a pebble beach preparing a meal from foil pouches. The night was so serene you could hear the fish jump and watch [...]
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Surviving a layoff
photo by jroblear Tough times happen to the best of us. Emergencies, health issues and costly repairs seem to happen when we’re just getting ahead. One of the toughest situations to overcome is a job layoff. If you’re lucky, you get advance notice and a severance package, but not everyone is that fortunate. It’s easy [...]
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How much do you save by air-drying?
photo by toofarnorth DEAR SARA: I have started to hang up a couple of loads each week on a clothesline rather than throwing them in the dryer. I was wondering how much money I save by doing this. Do you have any idea how much money it costs per hour to run an electric dryer? [...]
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Sock away the perfect gift
The first tip is great for pet lovers. It’s simple and easy, which makes it a good solution for craft shows, fundraisers and homemade gifts, too. KITTEN MITTEN: I started making catnip cat toys to sell. I use baby mittens, booties and baby socks that I find at thrift stores and garage sales. I add [...]
