You might want to make your own soap because you're allergic to some of the common ingredients in store-bought soap, or because it saves money, or just for the fun of mixing your own scents and...
Bulk cooking saves you time and money, which makes having a healthy homecooked meal every night easier than ever. The advantages are: You save cooking time because you're cooking several meals...
Making your own salad dressings is more than just a money saver, compared to buying storebought. It lets you control exactly what's in the dressing - no mystery chemicals and preservatives! You can...
Most of us think of the rent on an apartment as a fixed price, especially if you live in an area that's clearly a landlord's market, with 100 other potential tenants lined up behind you if you...
Salsa is one of those foods where there's a big difference between fresh made and store bought. I'm not sure why this is, but there's a vibrancy to homemade salsa that's missing from even the best...
You can turn loose or broken eyeshadows into solid pressed powder with ordinary household stuff and a little free time. I hunted down and tested several online tutorials for doing this and found this simple method actually works. It’s also great for mixing your own colors out of shades you have that don’t quite work.
Here’s a video, but note you ...Read More
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So now pseudoephedrine is being sold like a controlled substance in the pharmacy at the back of the drug store, and you have to have a state ID to get it, and some of your favorite versions of the drug may not even be available anymore. A lot of manufacturers just gave up and moved on. Unfortunately, colds don’t ...Read More
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If you’re hanging a shelf and don’t have a level handy, there’s a really simple DIY trick to get it right.
Brace the shelf against the wall a couple of inches below where you want it. Take a measuring cup, fill it to the halfway point with water and set it on the middle of the shelf. When the water is level with ...Read More Posted in Do It Yourself 1 Comment »
Very few candles burn so cleanly that they don’t leave any wax gunk behind in your candle holders. Sometimes it’s easy enough to scrape off, but other times – especially if you make your own candles out of old ones – it’s gross. And even when it’s not gross, even the cleanest burning candle tends to leave some residue behind ...Read More
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There are a surprising amount of things you can clean with Alka Seltzer:
Clogged drains: toss 3 Alka Seltzer tablets and a cup of white vinegar down the drain. Give it a few minutes, then run hot water. Clean a toilet: plot 2 Alka Seltzer tablets in the toilet bowl. Let them fizz for 20 minutes, then brush the bowl, then flush. Polish ...Read More Posted in Cleaning 1 Comment »
Silk flowers definitely outlast real ones, but they can get dusty and dirty after a time – especially in high pollution areas where the “fresh” air from open windows contains little black microparticles of crud. There are a number of ways to clean them – most people try to dust them with a feather duster, or use a vacuum with ...Read More
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Government regulations are about to take effect to get rid of some of the sneakier/more unethical ways credit card companies have of getting extra money out of you. In response to this, credit card companies are raising fees on balance transfers, APRs and other sorts of transactions. But they’re also inventing or implementing brand new fees to make up the ...Read More
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