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Conserving Energy

Instead of turning up the heat, put on a sweater or a pair of sweats. Keep your thermostat down and you will keep your costs down and conserve energy..

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Plastic clothespins Uses

When ever you need to close a bag of chips or food you opened but do not use the whole package. Take a Plastic clothespin and use it instead of a Chip clip. You not only get more clothespins per package for less money, they even clip better! You get any where from 12 to 20 or 40 per bag. Cheaper than buying Chip clips! Some are so pretty you can use them to hold back curtains so you can get sun into any room. I even use them to hold plants on a stick. So clip a bag or a curtain or use them to hold your coupons when you go shopping, or when you want to keep papers from cluttering a desk, clip it with a clothes pin. Makes a great conversation piece too. Or use them to clip mittens or boots together with their mates. Inexpensive and effective!

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counter top quickie

When the formica comes off on the side of your cupboards, dont fret, use some nail polich as glue and glue it back on. Takes only a second and dries quickly!

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Vegetables for Soup

Keep a container in the freezer into which you put any leftover vegetables. When the container is full, use those vegetables to make a delicious homemade soup.

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Low cost baby wipes

Instead of buying expensive store made baby wipes, buy the short white paper towels and make your own. Use a tupperware type container and put in 2 T of baby oil, 2 T of baby body wash, and 1/2 cup of water. Mix well and place the roll of towels in the container. After a few min. pull the paper roll out of the paper towels and pull the towels out from the center as you need them. Much $$$ saved!

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Wrinkle Remover & Clothing Refresher

Instead of buying those pricey wrinkle removers, fill a spray bottle 1/3 full with your favorite fabric softener, and the rest with water. Use like the wrinkle removers. You can also refresh your clothes before wear with a quick spritz for a nice fresh scent if so inclined.

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Saving Money/Leftovers

If you have a baby, take your left over vegetables, potatoes, gravy or anything you had for dinner and put it your blender; pulse and then freeze in ice cube trays. A lot cheaper than baby food. One ice cube is enough for a baby that is just starting out on food. You can increase the amount as they get older and won't have to puree it as much.

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Saving Money on Vacations

My husband & I travel to beach for weekends several times a year; to cut cost, I have a cooler in the truck, which has knives, spoons, coffee condiments, few dishes & my old frying pan, Since sometimes we get a room without fridge I have cooler which I fill w/ice and put in things like cold cuts, hamburger meat & milk. We go to the store get items and fix meals for breakfast & lunch then splurge for supper. That way we can order the lobster w/out guilt.

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