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Yvonne F

Pontotoc, MS
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  • How many times have you thrown food away because it spoiled before you ate it?
  • We changed our approach to food and have stretched our savings and food stores by using these few tricks.
  • Buying nuts in bulk is cheaper, but you don't want them to go back.  Separate them into air tight containers until you're ready to use them.
  • We freeze our own beans!  We soak them and divide them into meal size servings and lay them flat to freeze.
  • We portion our meats and freeze them.
  • Just make sure to label the freezer bag with the date and remove as much air as possible.
  • We do this for all our meats - chicken, ground beef, ground turkey, pork loin steaks. 3
  • TIP! Save all your chicken scraps, skin and bones, as well as any vegetable scraps.  I store them in a freezer bag and once the bag is full, I slow cook the scraps into a broth.  I let the broth cool and skim the fat, then store it!
  • For portion control, freeze your cookie dough. We fly through a batch of cookies in a few days.  Roll the dough into small balls and freeze them.
  • Transfer them to a freezer bag with the baking instructions on the outside.  Only take out the number of cookies you want to eat.
  • We make our own granola.  It's so easy, just find your favorite recipe and make. Much cheaper than store bought without all the preservatives. 1
  • One of our biggest money savers is making our own pizza.  We buy frozen dough in bulk.  We've made our own pizza sauce, too.  Each pizza comes to about $2.75! 1
  • Making your own bread may be daunting, but it's really quite easy.  One recipe we use makes two loaves.
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Stretching Your Grocery Budget

I share tips and tricks to stop wasting the food you buy.
Noting Grace
Noting Grace Henderson, NV
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    being by myself now, I still freeze what I don't eat......have started buying only what I will ...»
    eat in two days!!!

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My Mother's Day Present From My Faraway Daughter!

Barb Rosen
Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE
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  • DIY Curtain Rod for under $20 7
  • DIY Curtain Rod for under $20 1
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DIY Curtain Rod for Oversize Windows

Window treatments for oversize windows can be very expensive. When I was looking to outfit the 10 foot window in our dining room, I was shocked at how expensive longer curtain rods were, ...»
so I made my own using electrical conduit, spray paint, and some vintage drawer knobs.

Check out the tutorial!

30 Minutes 20 Easy
Amanda - Cupcakes and Corndogs
Amanda - Cupcakes and Cor... Harvest, AL
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    Commented on May 02, 2013
    This will also work well if you want to curtain a wall behind your bed....Usually three rod ...»
    holders will be needed, but will be very sturdy!!

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Where I'm Headed...The Plan for the House

The Dedicated House
The Dedicated House Cypress, TX
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    Commented on Mar 09, 2013
    Love these colors!!! can you post the brand and color name????Thanks
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  • Here is a photo of the garden on my  front porch. 1
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Upcycled Vertical Succulent Garden

Barb C
Barb C Mayfield, MI
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Organizing Resolutions: Budget Friendly Organizing Ideas

Anna M
Anna M Redding, CA
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  • glue the pennies onto the mesh 1
  • penny floor template will help you space the pennies evenly
  • here are a few squares laid out together! Beautiful!

Make a Floor out of REAL pennies

What you need (1) About 300 pennies per sq. foot (2) Weldbond Glue (3) Mosaic Tile Mesh (4) Clear Packing Tape (5) Scrap Cardboard (6) Latex Gloves (7) Cement board (8) Mortar (9) ...»
Unsanded Grout (10) Polyurethane Sealant,

Visit the blog post below to download a printable template. Put the template onto the scrap cardboard and cover completely with packing tape (so the glue wont stick). Simply cut the mosaic tile mesh into 1 foot squares and lay it over the template. Use the weldbond glue to glue the pennies to the mesh -- make sure you use a rubber glove so the oils from your hand don't tarnish the pennies! After you create all your squares, the pennies can be laid just like any tile floor!

Amy
Amy Old Forge, PA
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    Commented on Feb 15, 2013
    How about doing this to a table top!!!!
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Five pink historic homes

House Crazy Sarah
House Crazy Sarah Canon City, CO
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Five pink historic homes

House Crazy Sarah
House Crazy Sarah Canon City, CO
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Make "Baskets" Out of Cardboard Boxes

Necessity is the mother of invention, as my mom used to say. I couldn't find the right size baskets to fit on a couple of shelves in my daughter's room, so I covered a wine box and a ...»
shoe(boot)box with 4 ply jute twine. #OrganizedHome

#Bestof2012

Diy Design Fanatic
diy Design Fanatic Charlotte, NC
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    Commented on Jan 25, 2013
    I have used boxes for years to make containers...The used laundry detergent boxes makes ...»
    excellant magazine holders...Just cut out 1/2 of one side and cover the rest of the box with left over wall paper or self paper and fill with beloved magazines and put on shelf...

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