September 2, 2004

Swap Dinners with a FriendSave on time and work by doubling your dinner recipe and trading with a friend. You might get to try some new dishes this way, and you get a night off from cooking. By Doggy

 

Save Energy and Money When Doing LaundryMore ways to save money on energy costs:

 

Hang Dresses and Suits Quickly for Less WrinklesDon't toss that suit jacket on a chair when you get home! Hang it quickly and it will help reduce wrinkles. The heat from your body helps ease the wrinkles out of the garment as it hangs. The same goes for dresses.

 

Frozen Peas on SaladFor a fresh taste to green salads I put a sprinkling of frozen green peas on top. It keeps the salad greens crisp and adds a fresh picked flavor to the salad.

 

Attach BalloonsAttach balloons to your signs. The moving balloons help people see your sign and not get lost!

 

Avoid Water Moccasins by a PondSeveral years ago, we were feeding the ducks at a local pond when we noticed there were little heads sticking up eating the bread also. We assumed they were moccasin, and it turned out they were. Moccasins are venomous, and baby ones like to come to the shore often and search for food, or just watch. They are amusing but dangerous. So my tip is to watch your feet when at the pond feeding ducks. Moccasins are known to be very interested in goings on around the pond. Racer

 

Cigarette Odors in CarThis is an old used car dealers trick. Take a 2 lb can of any type ground coffee and cut up two onions in big chunks, mix this with water in a large metal boiling pot, like the kind you cook pasta or corn on the cob. Put it in the back seat and roll up the windows and let it bake in the sun for 1 day.

 

Tips for Throwing a Successful Garage Sale1. Guerilla Advertising: Make lots of signs to post around your neighborhood before the morning of your sale. The sign should include your address (obvious yes, but easily forgotten!) and directional arrows pointing the way.

 

Bag Bargain Garage SaleBag Bargains is the quickest and easiest way to accomplish reducing and make a little money, too. We have had great success with all the little items that accumulate in junk drawers, etc.

 

Double Coupons at Fred's Discount StoreFred's Discount Store has double coupon day on Saturdays. I wasn't aware of this until one Saturday I used a coupon & noticed the cashier doubled it. I asked & found out that on Saturdays they double the coupons - even $ 1.00 coupons! By Ameyers Editor's Note: We don't have these in our neck of the woods. Looks like a big chain in the south. Here's their site, it has a store locator: http://www.fredsinc.com/index.html

 

Looking for Meatloaf Advice?Does anyone know how to make those dense meat loaves. I always end up with a crumbley slice. I use fresh onion, bread or cracker crumbs, and egg and ground beef as lean as I can get it. I would like to make one you can slice for a sandwich. Like at the store or on TV, right lol SusanfromHamilton

 

Getting Leather Tanning Smell Out of Leather Jacket?How do you get that very strong leather tanning smell out of a leather jacket? Marge

 

Looking for Plastic TV Dinner Type Containers?I was wondering if anyone out there would know how I could get plastic containers or something like the ones that tv dinners come in. I have looked around on the net and I haven't been able to find any that I could buy. Thank You in Advance -Wendy

 

Disposing of Old Cars?How do I dispose of my old car?

 

Better Interest Rate on Credit Cards?I am trying to get a better rate on my credit card. It's currently 15%. I have pretty good credit and would like to be paying this off a lot faster. I am paying over the minimum but can't pay anymore so a lower rate would help a lot. Anyone have any tips or things to watchout for? I don't want to do something that makes my situation worse. Banks are scary :-) Thanks, Ani