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How To Repair Clothes

June 23rd, 2011

needle and thread

Learning to make simple repairs and alterations yourself can save you serious money on your clothing budget.

With a little bit of knowledge and a needle you can extend the life of your current wardrobe.  Add new items to your closet by restoring or custom fitting second hand items.

The Learning Channel has a complete DIY Guide to Mending Clothes at How Stuff Works that covers all the bases.  Learn the basics of mending a tear.  If you are feeling a bit more ambitious you can learn complex repair jobs like putting new tread on your shoes or custom fitting a pair of trousers.

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Low Cost Meals You Can Freeze

June 23rd, 2011

freezer mealsBuying food in bulk can be a good way to save money on your food budget.  The trick is being able to prepare and store ingredients until ready for use.  Natalie at A Turtle’s Life has has some great ideas for Preparing Freezer Meals requiring very little time or money.

She managed to create 46 meals for a family of four in about 4 hours.  Total cost… under $100!

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Easy Jam Recipes

June 13th, 2011

strawberriesGrowing your own fruit is wonderful but what do you do with all the extra fruit at harvest time? Easy, just make jam from the fruit that would otherwise spoil and tuck it in the freezer for a delicious treat throughout the year.
The traditional method for making jam requires hours of slaving over a hot stove. Who wants to do that during the warm days of summer? Fortunately there is a much easier way.

Check out some easy recipes at SeriousEats

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I Don’t Like Being Frugal. But I Love The Results

May 4th, 2011

There is a good post over at The Mighty Bargain Hunter about a quote from the late great Jack LaLanne.

The  article seems to suggest that it’s ok to do difficult things, like working out, because the results justify the effort.

That’s a good point, but do you REALLY want to be in a position where you are doing something you don’t like repeatedly for the rest of your life?  Maybe not.

Budgeting is one of those activities that produces great results and yet people shy away from taking control of their finances because they say it’s too hard.  So, instead of saving money, they just throw up their hands and pledge to do it “some other time” which means “never.”  Sometimes it takes a powerful wake up call, like bankruptcy, to get started on building that budget.  Of course, by then it’s a little too late.

So what’s the solution?

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