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Cherry liqueur update

Posted in Green Living, Home, crafts, thrift, wool, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 25, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Christmas has come, and the liqueur is ripe … and so is the time for giving.

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Making reusable gift bags

Posted in Environment, Green Living, Holidays, Home, Saving, carbon, crafts, recycling, thrift, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on December 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I kicked off Christmas Eve day by whipping up some gift bags from the materials I bought at Goodwill last week. In 1 hour and 15 minutes, I made 10 bags — here’s how I did it.

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Free ways to get in the holiday spirit

Posted in Deals, Environment, Freebies, Fun, Green Living, Holidays, Home, Saving, crafts, thrift, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Here are a couple of free and eco-friendly ways to help bolster your holiday spirit…

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IKEA shelves packaged with minimal waste, no word on adhesives

Posted in Environment, Green Living, Home, Shopping, waste, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »

We are sprucing up our living room, and in the process of looking for a good storage solution, saw a little blurb mentioning some IKEA shelves in, of all places, Better Homes & Gardens magazine.

After a bit more research, we decided that even with shipping costs (Colorado’s IKEA store is still on the drawing boards), the shelves were a good value. We ordered them and waited….

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Last chance to get a hybrid vehicle tax credit

Posted in Environment, carbon, energy, waste, tagged , , , , on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

If you are looking to buy a hybrid vehicle, you might have heard about the federal income tax credit for purchasers of those cars and trucks.

The credit, however, begins to phase down and then expire after any given manufacturer has sold 60,000 of its hybrid vehicles.

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Gift-wrap free holidays

Posted in Environment, Green Living, Holidays, Home, Saving, Shopping, carbon, paper, recycling, thrift, waste, tagged , , , , on December 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Now is a great time to see if you can wrap up your gifts without any waste. Are you in?

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Quick tip: Cheapest gift bags ever

Posted in Buy Nothing Challenge, Children, DIY, Environment, Freebies, Green Living, Holidays, Home, Saving, carbon, money, plastic, recycling, thrift, waste, tagged , , , , , , , on December 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The holidays are just a few weeks away, and soon it will be time to wrap those gifts.

So start eating cereal!

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Green (and cheap) your shipping by unpacking plastic

Posted in Deals, Eco-quandary, Environment, Green Living, Holidays, Home, Saving, Shopping, carbon, money, paper, plastic, recycling, thrift, waste, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

‘Tis the season to send gifts far, far away … and whether you’re shipping a handmade gift to your grandma, a box of donations to children in another country or (we won’t tell) an item so perfect that you averted your green AND cheap mindsets just this once, I ask you to consider your shipping supplies.

Whatever the contents, wherever the destination, whichever the shipping service, think about doing what you can to unpack the plastic and waste from your shipped items.

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Are you rich? Here’s how to tell

Posted in money, tagged , , , on December 9, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Are you rich? Check out the article and take the poll.

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Quick ways to make $50

Posted in Saving, money, thrift, tagged , , , on December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Times are tough. Bills are tight. $50 could buy around a week’s worth of groceries, more than pay your phone bill, or pay a couple of doctor’s office copayments. If you’re in a pinch, here are some ways to make a fast $50.

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