by Mereena J
If you are a mother, you know how expensive it can be to take care of your family. One of the areas that takes a great deal of money is food. Groceries are more expensive, and going out to eat is not thought of if the family is on a budget. There are some money saving tips that you can use every day.
Debra T.
The world today features more opportunities and advanced services. All these facilities are however very competitive, and only those with economic advantage get to benefit from such. A regular job would only cater for the basic needs for majority of the population. Coming up with creative ideas or using hobbies to make money would not only draw more benefits, but also increase the savings of any individual.
by Christina S.
Saving money and saving the planet: two of everyone’s favorite activities! Here are three crafty ideas to help you do both at once.
by Christina S
If there is one thing that a modern mom knows, it would be the frequency in which children stain, tear or simply grow out of their clothes. Often, small rips or stains make these clothes too damaged to donate and end up at the bottom of a garbage bag bound for the dump, taking quite a bit of usable fabric with them. But with a little creativity and a few inexpensive craft supplies, you can make the most of your kid’s clothes and create a number of useful and decorative items.
Emily F
Old maps are something that many people have around and no longer use. A car glove box crammed with maps that are never put to use and are impossible to fold back up is an annoying situation for anyone. In a world of GPS systems and smart phone navigation services, is there any use for old maps? Surprisingly maps can be made into a variety of craft projects. Below are some fun re-purposing ideas for maps.
by Christina S.
There are probably a lot of glass jars in your life, especially if you are an ecologically-conscious person. Glass is one of the safest, most ecologically containers. It’s responsible for common food packaging materials, and many items come in it. This leaves people with piles of glass jars that they don’t have much use for. You could recycle them, but what fun would that be?
by Daniel Simon
I am two short months and decent-sized payments away from paying off my electronics-based credit card bill. For the last three years, I have put some things on it that were necessary (laptop & desktop), arguably necessary (GPS), and arguably unnecessary (flat-screen television). All of the items were purchased at times that offered great discounts, as well as great financing terms – same as cash for a long period of time. Over the course of time and bill cycles, I have received several statements that inadvertently added interest. Be aware of the pitfalls of repayment terms for same as cash offers.
What if I were to tell you that there’s a money-saving device you can pick up for $30 or under at a resale store? It produces a product that you use daily for pennies on the dollar, and it’s both fast and easy to operate. What is this product I’m describing? It’s a product you’ve written off for years: the bread machine.
by Amanda K
While chlorine bleach remains a caustic chemical, this common laundry product offers numerous uses around the house and in the yard. Besides brightening white clothes, bleach also serves as an unbeatable disinfectant, glass sparkler and weed killer. The potent cleaning and germ killing ability of the diluted chemical in many instances costs pennies compared to name brand cleaners.
by Sarah K
If you eat a lot of yogurt, you may notice that the cups are just the right size for doing some sort of craft. However, knowing they are useful and knowing how to use them are two different things. Here are a few ideas for reusing them.