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Got Extra Stuff? Sell It Online

How is this for motivation to de-clutter your home? You could be sitting on $800 or more in items that you aren’t really using. Turn that clutter into cash with the following tips. Make More Money While there are other ways to sell your household items, such as garage sales and consignment stores, you’ll generally get the best prices on everything if you sell it all online. Sites such as Craigslist, eBay, Amazon and others allow you to sell your stuff yourself and keep all of the profit (although some sites do charge a very small fee). Buy selling online, … Continue reading →

Are Photo Albums Old-Fashioned?

One of my most valued possessions is my collection of photo albums. My mother did an excellent job of capturing our lives in photographs, and an even more excellent job of organizing them into albums. No, she didn’t scrapbook, as many often do these days. She put them all in a row in regular albums. I have one album for every two years of my life. I’ve continued the tradition with our daughter. As I look around at other families, I sometimes feel old-fashioned for continuing the tradition. It seems that most families today are doing one of two things: … Continue reading →

Frugal Fast Food Breakfast

While the commercials will tell you that fast food is inexpensive and so convenient, I will tell you that making your own versions at home is even more inexpensive and just as convenient. I don’t know about you, but I would rather take a little extra time out of my morning on one day to create a week’s worth of breakfast that can be grabbed on the go instead of having to detour to a fast food place each day (and hand over my money for a soggy or cold breakfast). The same can be true of lunch and even … Continue reading →

Retro Items You Should Have at Home

Do you think that you left the 70’s or 80’s behind long ago? With all of our modern conveniences, there are still a few retro things that we shouldn’t ditch just yet. Having these items around could save you money, be convenient and help take care of the environment. Plug in Telephone I am proud to say that we always have a plug in telephone at the ready. While we use it a little bit differently from how I remember using it growing up (long cord stretched into the apartment bathroom for privacy away from my parents), we still do … Continue reading →