Posted in DIY, Environment, Freebies, Green Living, Home, Saving, carbon, crafts, fair trade, recycling, thrift, water, tagged baking soda shaker, braless barbie, chopsticks, contact lens case, recycle, reuse, soap holder on July 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
In the process of trying to reduce our garbage, I’ve come across several items that I needed and wanted to not buy — and conversely, several items I hated to throw away but couldn’t easily recycle. By reusing these items, necessity meets utility.
Quite some time ago, when I started cleaning everything with baking soda instead [...]
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Posted in Eating, Freebies, Garden, Green Living, Home, food, local, thrift, tagged cherries, fruit, liqueur, neighbors, pie on June 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This week, as I’ve been out walking the dog, I couldn’t help but notice a neighbor down the street with a tree full of cherries growing riper … and riper. I remembered my vow last year to ask for fruit that appeared to be going to waste, so I knocked on the door on Tuesday.
Nobody [...]
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Posted in DIY, Deals, Environment, Freebies, Green Living, Home, Saving, Shopping, energy, money on January 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This list covers my major frugal activities during 2007. Some of them are habitual, some of them are new. This list only includes items I would have done anyway. So if I saw something that was a great deal and impulsively bought it, it wouldn’t make the list. Items are only included if I would [...]
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Posted in Deals, Eating, Freebies on October 3, 2007 | No Comments »
I love the Acai smoothie, so I’m very excited. Little Cheap is a smoothie lover, too, so we will be hitting Jamba Juice for a lunch smoothie this weekend while Mr. Cheap is stuck in class all day!
http://www.jambafunctionals.com/bogo/coupon.aspx
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Posted in Deals, Freebies, Fun on September 26, 2007 | No Comments »
This week, Smithsonian Magazine is collaborating with museums across the nation to offer free admission on Saturday, Sept. 29. Magazine and Web site readers can qualify for free admission for two.
Museum Day is a nationwide event taking place on Saturday, September 29, 2007, where participating museums and cultural institutions across the country offer free admission [...]
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