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Natural Cold Treatments - 10 Ways to Treat Your Cold Naturally and Save Money

Kleenex by Micah Taylor

I tend to be a person who prefers to use natural cold treatments.

Not only does it save money, but I prefer to honor my body’s ability to heal itself and I would rather aid healing rather than force a cure onto myself with chemicals.

I woke up on Friday morning with a painful [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

6 Tips for Decorating On a Budget

I have not done a lot of decorating but whenever I did, it always had to be done on a budget!!

Here are my top six tips for decorating on a budget. As you read through, please think of your favorites and leave it in the comments below.

Decide on your budget. How much [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Have You Ever Told Someone In The Grocery Store About Sale Items?

Or am I the only person that does that?

I don’t do it a lot, but sometimes I just can’t help myself.   Last week I stopped by Food City (locally owned) because brown onions were on sale six pounds for 96 cents. That’s SIXTEEN cents a pound!  We use a lot of onions and [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Fry's Electronics Rebates - I Almost Lost 15 Dollars

The afternoon before I left to go on my vacation, I decided I needed an SD card for my camera which would hold more photos, so I stopped by Fry’s Electronics.  I found they had the Polaroid 16 GB SDHC Class 4 Flash Memory Card for $39.99 with a $15 rebate. It would end [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Did I Get a New Washing Machine or Not?

Cubic Feet Calculations for my washing machine

A couple of weeks ago I was trying to decide whether we should buy a new washing machine, or try to stick with our current machine.

Mr. A and I were having a hard time forking out $400 or more on a washing machine which was working, aside from having a small tub, and [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Tips for Using Home Air Conditioning

These tips will help you use your air conditioner efficiently and in the end is a way of saving money since your electricity bill will be lower, and in some cases can prolong the life of your unit since you may be able to catch a problem that could worsen if you just keep [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My Zenni Optical Prescription Sunglasses

I told you I’d let you know how my prescription sunglasses from Zenni Optical worked out.

The prescription is great, unfortunately I’ve been to two different eyeglasses places and they can’t get the frames adjusted to fit my face.  I chose a plastic frame and it seems to be permanently tweaked so that the [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I Joined a Food Coop and I'm Glad I Did

Not Made of Money recently wrote a post called The Basics of  a Food Co-op which gives a nice introduction to what a co-op is and how they work.

I have been wanting to join a food co-op again, but I was hesitant because the last time I was part of a food co-op [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Working in the Garden

A couple of weeks ago I was having a really stressful weekend.  Mr. A and I had a misunderstanding which only made things worse.  I texted him, only to find out he wasn’t upset with me at all, instead, he thought I was upset with him!

After that I called him on the phone [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

APS Offers $30 Rebate On Your Old Fridge

I wanted to share this information I came across over the weekend; maybe your utility company is doing something similar.  Arizona residents whose electricity is provided by Arizona Public Service are eligible for the APS Refrigerator Recycling Program.

Back in October 2009, I documented our discovery that old refrigerators and freezers do indeed cost [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]