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The SunnySaves! $100 Summer Sweepstakes!
May 19, 2010 | 7:26 am
How would you spend $100? A hundred cups of coffee, a new dress + shoes, donate it to your favorite charity, go to a fancy pants dinner, save it for a rainy day…Contest Rules:It’s easy – just enter the contest for your chance to win. Share it with friends for good karma to come! For extra entries you can:...
Save Money, Time & the Planet - Purchase Native Plants
Mar 15, 2010 | 1:41 am
When I was planning my wedding, I made a list of my favorite flowers – sweet peas, peonies, ranunculus’ – and took that to my florist. Of course, she could order any of those things for my October wedding, but at almost double the cost of say dahlias. Because those flowers weren’t grown locally and weren't in season, they just cost more. ...
How to Save Water & Money with Rain Barrels
Feb 18, 2010 | 1:36 pm
With the torrents of rain over the past month, owning a rain barrel would result in a lot of water saved and stored for your flora without costing a cent (after the purchase of the barrels, of course). It’s not too late to get started though. Place the barrels at the corners of your home and they collect the rain run-off from your gutters, holding roughly 50 gallons. They have a spigot to drain your loot into a watering can, and some versions you can attach a garden hose and go....
Swaptree.com
Feb 18, 2010 | 1:22 pm
Picture this scenario: you have loads of books gathering dust on your shelves, your kids have a required summer reading list and you would like to find the perfect novel for that lazy day at the beach. Now, picture a perfect solution: swap out the books you will never read again for the ones you want at Swaptree.com! With a great selection that grows by the minute, if there's a book you or your children want, odds are you can get it on Swaptree for FREE. You can also trade music, DVDs and games....
4 Ways to Stop Junk Mail
Feb 18, 2010 | 1:13 pm
I feel like I recycle 2/3 of my mail before opening because I know that I don't want another credit card, that certain catalogs don't suit my style or budget, or because I don't need a new home mortgage or car. I can add my number to the national "do not call" list stopping those telemarketers dead in their tracks, but what about a "do not mail" list?...
How to Pay Bills & Save Money
Feb 18, 2010 | 10:26 am
Paying your monthly bills online, and forgoing the paper statement, saves money, time and the planet. Avoid late fees, which will improve your credit card score and mental health; save on postage; save some trees. According to PayItGreen, 1.8 million trees could be saved if just 20% of US households switched to electronic bills, statements and payments. Want to figure out your financial paper footprint?...
Save Money on Storage
Feb 18, 2010 | 10:23 am
I love to see what I have - glass containers in the fridge so that last night's dinner doesn't become next week's science project, clear containers for shoes, see-through jars of macaroni, penne and rigatoni - but, I don't like spending a bunch of money on all of those containers! So, I started re-using things that I already had. Instead of throwing away the spaghetti jars, I wash them and re-fill with noodles or rice. Old baby food jars store tacks, buttons and paper clips. Jam jars make great pencil/crayon holders. If you want to get fancy, you can cover the lids in fabric. ...
Save Paper with an Online To-Do List
Jan 12, 2010 | 11:29 am
Scraps of paper with scribbled lists and lone sticky notes start to get me down instead of organized. You can save money, wasted time and a bit of sanity when you get in the habit of making your to-do-list online. I've been testing out new organizational methods and came across a couple of stand outs....
Save Money, Time & Your Waistline
Dec 29, 2009 | 5:00 am
Oh, the New Year lurks right around the corner with all of its hope for reform. You vow to go on a fiscal and physical diet, you will play with your kids more, you will lighten up. But how? Broad "I'm gonna's" rarely stick.One reader wrote in with a great idea that saves money and time, increases her exercise quotient and allows for more quality time with her children. What is the magic bullet? Yard work....
Treat Yourself Today
Jun 22, 2009 | 10:19 am
I believe you should treat yourself every day, and that doesn't mean doling out your last dime. You can live richly without spending a fortune. But, between home and work requirements, sometimes the "me" time gets pushed aside. What better season than summer to unleash your inner child? So, I challenge you to schedule something just for you every day this week. Some wallet-friendly ideas: ► pick up a cup of gelato for dessert - perfect on a sweltering day ...
Yard Sale Savings
May 29, 2009 | 10:00 am
Saturday morning dawns – and I mean dawns – at 6:30 am. If my kids are “sleeping in” at this point, I hurriedly throw on yesterday’s clothes, brush over my teeth just enough to clear the fuzz, grab a cup of coffee and run out the door to hit the best yard sales in town. More often than not, they aren’t sleeping in. ...
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