March’s most popular tips

by Jen (April 4, 2008)

If you’re new to Bohemian Revolution or just interested in seeing a recap, here you go:

March’s most popular tips

1. How to start meditating breaks down the mystery and explains how simple and effective meditation can be for helping you relax.
2. Save gas by coasting - as gas prices continue to skyrocket, there are a few simple changes you can make to the way you drive that will save you money.
3. Cooking with Eggplant - why eggplant is a great ingredient to cook with, how to pick the best ones, and what to cook with them.
4. Rearrange your office desktop and furniture to be happier at work - We get locked into how our desks are arranged. Change can make your desk more convenient. And it’s always refreshing!
5. Tongue scrapers - a really useful, cheap tool to keep your breath fresher and your teeth and gums healthier. Also check Gum Brushers.
6. Pork chops with sauerkraut - an affordable, low-fat recipe that’s almost as hard to cook as a grilled cheese sandwich. (For you non-grilled-cheese cooks, that means it’s really simple!)
7. Investing for retirement when you can barely afford to live now - think you’re too poor to save and invest? Think again. Get strategies that help you squirrel away pennies, turn them into dollars, and turn that into real savings.
8. Fake a French Manicure the easy way - get the look without the fuss.
9. Brush your teeth with baking soda - another frugal, green tip that actually leaves your teeth feeling cleaner than a lot of toothpastes.
10. Is it unethical to take all your sick days, sick or not? Chime in on the debate.
11. Melt styrofoam packing peanuts down to almost nothing - if you don’t have a place to recycle styrofoam in your area, you can shrink it down to reduce the space it takes up in the landfill. Or make a door stop out of it. Actually, you could pour it into a mold and make almost anything. Hmm, I sense another post brewing here after a little home experimentation.
12. Dyeing eggs with onion skins - sort of an Easter thing, but when you see these beautiful eggs, you’ll want to do them anytime!
13. Living with someone who’s financially irresponsible - how to protect yourself and know when enough’s enough
    
14. Looking to Start Working on a Family Tree? Here’s how to get started.
15. Insomnia Tip: Get Out of Bed - it might sound counterintuitive, but when your body refuses to go to sleep, maybe you need to tire it out.
16. Scrape dishes before you wash - make dishwashing less of a horrible chore by giving everyone a small part to play. This is one of those tips that costs a few people a minute of their time, saving someone else quite a few minutes of time. Also check out Quick Ergonomic Tip: Doing Dishes.

Some oldies that are still popular

1. SCAM ALERT: Account services wants to lower your interest rate? This was one of the most visited posts on the site, as this annoying telephone scam continues and we all try to post what we know about it everywhere we can, in hopes the authorities will eventually find the scam artists and be able to use our information. See the comments for information on reporting them to the FCC and other state agencies, as apply. Also see SCAM NOTICE: Call from account services and The account services 954-733-7981 scam.
2. Egg Whites to Treat Acne - a cheap homemade treatment that doesn’t cure acne, but may give you as much relief as any of the commercial products.
3. Use baby powder to prevent sweat stains - how to iron baby powder into the armpits of shirts to form a protective barrier against sweat.
4. Kitchen Measurement Converter Chart - download a chart that helps you convert recipe measurements from one US to metric measurements, or the other way around.
5. Fast food: it’s the sugar, not the fat - from the Fitness site. This post covers a Swedish report which found the dangers of fast food may not lie where we once thought.
6. Watch old B Movies for free points you to a site where you can watch B movies on your screen for free.
7. What if you can’t find a job you love? Love the one you’re with - or create your own.
8. Don’t brush your teeth too hard gives instructions on brushing your teeth without hurting your gums.
9. Best Online Radio - LastFM.com points you to an online radio station that picks music for you based on your personal taste
10. How to make your own soap and get it just the way you like it.
11. Make a magazine holder out of a cereal box. Just what it sounds like.

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