If you’re a homeowner who’s been considering replacing your home’s water heater, you may want to look into doing that before April 2015. The federal government is requiring all water heaters sold to comply with a new set of green energy standards and regulations…
Surprising Dollar Tree decorating finds
I am a sucker for Dollar Tree. Nearly every time I go in there to buy something else (newspaper, box of Boston Baked Beans, you name it) I am always surprised by some of the things I find there. Of course, with everything just $1.00, that store just gets me to spend a few dollars more every time..
Our #DisneySide @Home Celebration: Disney sent a party to our house!
Disney selected our family for a DisneySide at Home party! Disney sent a box of party supplies, treats, party games, prizes home decorations, goodie bags and gifts for our guests. We picked a date, invited friends and family…
How do you inventory your leftovers and freezer?
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Read full Disclosure Policy.One of my longtime readers asked for ideas about keeping inventory of what foods are stored in her deep freezer and tips for labeling leftovers and frozen foods. I’ll share what works for me. For labeling foods in the fridge or freezer, I like Post-It Super […]
An under-$20 tablecloth that goes with any decor
I’m sharing this deal not because it is super-cheap (although it is a bargain) but because it’s super-versatile! Last year, it was our family’s turn to host Thanksgiving, and the night before we were due to welcome everyone over, I ran to Walmart to look for a tablecloth. I spent mere minutes picking out this […]
My black leather trenchcoat
I’ve owned this black leather trenchcoat for more than 17 years, but the coat is older than I am. This coat has a story, and this seems as good a time as any to tell it…
Has quality control gone out the window?
A reader recently emailed to ask where quality figures into my “saving money” equation. Would I buy something if it was cheap, regardless of quality? She went on to note how many bargain-priced clothing items are cut and sewn off grain, often with the fabric’s design running askew. Another reader pointed out the same thing […]
Our garden: Apparently not finished yet!
We always enjoy growing a garden every year, but as fall approached, things were winding down. Weeks ago, I cut down the cornstalks, picked the last tomatoes, and cut our pumpkins off the vine. I also thought we’d picked the last of our green beans. Our beans bloomed and regrew three times this year, which […]
Building my kids’ wardrobes… one piece at a time.
The other day, I was talking to another friend of mine who was distraught about having to buy her child’s back-to-school wardrobe all at once. “So expensive,” she said, adding that she’d spent more than $600 on her son’s clothing. She knows what I do (both for a living and in my personal life as […]
Why don’t they make bed sheets like this any more?
I found this delightful vintage package of two cotton fitted twin-size bed sheets for $1.99 that were made sometime in the 1950s! These sheets have no elastic — they’re truly a “fitted sheet” with a mitered corner…
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