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Do You Trash the News?

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Most of us are into convenient recycling—throwing your recyclables into the city provided recycling bin. But there are some commonly recycled items that can serve multiple purposes around the home as you creatively repurpose them. One specific item is the daily or weekly newspaper. We posed a question to our FaceBook Fan page and were pleasantly surprised with the ingenuity of their ideas.

 Here's what we wrote:

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Cheap Sites

Dollar Stretcher

The internet is an endless source of information and is by far one of the most often used tools by us to find deals. Many of you have written in with your favorite Web sites and we wanted to share them with everyone.

 Sandra Reis from Argoncilhe, Portugal shares two of her favorite Web sites:

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School Discounts

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Money is really tight and with unemployment on the rise, the number of people going to school to “re-tool” is also increasing. This means that students in service industries — hair and nail care, dentists, massage therapy and more — will need people to “practice” on. If you’re willing to take some risk, you can save a lot of dough. You may be surprised about the services they offer.

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Secrets of a Purchasing Manager

“You’re going to have to do better on your price.” “You’d better go back and sharpen your pencil.” Purchasing agents have a way of making any seller want to hide under a rock. They are notorious for getting vendors to lower their prices or give concessions and discounts. How do they do it? Better yet, how can we take some of the things they do and apply them to our shopping habits?

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Making Music — Smarter and Cheaper

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Music lessons and kids seem to go hand in hand — two of our five kids play instruments . . . the others play the radio. Over the years we’ve searched and landed some really good deals on instruments and also found some awesome instructors. Subscriber Donna Korzun from Dowagiac, Michigan offers some of her ideas (with our comments in italics) on how to get the most out of your musical instrument money . . . hey, these ideas don’t just apply to kids — some of you play instruments also.

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11 Reasons We Love The Recession

A Silver Lining

There is a lot of complaining and worrying over the current and future state of the economy. While there are reasons for great concern, remember that every cloud has a silver lining. We wanted to share some of the good things we’ve seen since the economy has hit the skids. Maybe you’ve seen other good things, so write ‘em down and send ‘em in!

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Sorry — The Bad Economy is All OUR Fault!

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Watch Video HereIt was April 24, 2008. Food prices were going sky high, and gas prices had risen to over $4 per gallon. We were guests via satellite on Fox News’ The Live Desk, answering questions about how to save money on groceries and family vacations.

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Organic Food - Follow-Up

Garden Organic Style

From the mail we receive, we knew that organic foods was a hot topic. We were thrilled to receive these helpful tips from our readers. We hope their input encourages you to eat healthier.

Mendy Thorsland from Rock Stream, New York, shares how she saves money on organic food for her family.

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We're Stuck On Tape

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Certain things are absolute musts for a household to function efficiently: a budget, cash in the bank, a schedule and a roll of tape. What, you ask, does tape have to do with running a house? That’s simple. Tape holds things together, fixes broken things, repairs gym shoes, reinforces cardboard boxes, seals up “CARE” packages and, most importantly, helps to wrap Christmas presents. Simply put, life as we know it would cease to exist without adhesive tape. 

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Organic Food — Is It Worth It?

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Every time we do a grocery seminar or take phone calls during an interview on grocery savings, inevitably the question is raised, “How can I save money on organic foods?”

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