Your Lesser Known Tips

[akaivyleaf]

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I'm not sure if this is a lesser known tip or not, but I buy my pop and snacks in bulk at a warehouse store and stock them at work. Out work vending machines charge $1.25 for snacks and $1.50 for pop. I get both for less than 20 cents each at the warehouse stores. It reduced the amount I was spending each week by over $10 on those things.

I do this too. I bring my coke in, and it equates to .21 cents a can when the vending machine sells them for .65. I also buy individual chips (thanks for reminding me they are in my cabinet- I can have that right now since I didn't eat lunch at lunch time) and they equate to about .15 cents when the snack bar charges .60 for the exact same bag. Great savings

[akaivyleaf]

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This is one of my timely tips. From now through to January I make extra trips to the thrift stores in my area. I go at least once a week. Why now? Because this is the time that many people give away clothes and other items for a tax deduction before the beginning of the New Year. You will find the best selection at the thrift stores now and new items will be coming in almost daily.

Thanks to this post, I remembered that today is 1/2 price day at an "upscale" thrift shop. Its only upscale because the people who donate for tax purposes are fairly well off and never come to shop, but donate. So I"ll be making a trip to the "boutique" when I leave here at 5. Thanks for the reminder. Now hope that I find a few things.

[MargaretKur]

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I take Navy showers when I can. It saves a lot of water.

What exactly is a "Navy" shower? I think I spend too much time in the shower and need whatever tips I can get!

Thanks!

Also: Does anyone know if they still sell "darning eggs" anymore? My mother had a wooden one when I was a child and used it mostly for mending holes in socks.

For those who've no idea what I'm talking about, darning eggs back when I was a kid were made of solid wood and shaped like fancy maracas.

Ideas or sightings, anyone?

[leewill72]

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Have you tried a craft store? i.e. AC Moore?

just a thought.

[kashi]

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I think a navy shower is one where you turn on the water and rinse, shut off the water and soap up, turn on the water and rinse, shut off the water and wash your hair, turn it on again to rinse your hair, and that's about it. Makes sense because people on ships would need to conserve water if they were gone for long periods of time. Not something I could happily do because my hot showers are a time of peace and relaxation.

[contrary1]

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Also: Does anyone know if they still sell "darning eggs" anymore? My mother had a wooden one when I was a child and used it mostly for mending holes in socks.


I've got my dads old darning egg...........but I'm not good at darning. The only things I will spend time darning are my hand knit socks.

I think you might be able to find one of the darning utensils (they come in all sorts of shapes) would be in an antique mall/store. There are many in our little community & the clerks can usually tell you about certain items, if they have any at that time, etc.

You can substitute a glass inside a sock too, works just fine. I have a couple round-ish shot size glasses that work pretty good & fit right inside the sock.

[Ima saver]

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I buy plastic glasses and use them til they break. I just run them in the dishwasher.

[sweeps]

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This is a great thread... never noticed it before.

My tip is for students. Try borrowing textbooks from the library. Your librarian may have to put in an interlibrary loan request to get the books, but it shouldn't cost anything.

Only caveats.. be sure to put in the request early (can take 4-6 weeks), and try to request an extended loan so you'll have it the whole term.

[acezz4e_tish]

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doing the 100 most recent freebies, i do them all and my mailbox has been full daily the past week. biz bleach, gain, swatches good for coasters, toothpaste, etc. an hour or so of my time and a full mailbox. my free redbook issue had a 2.oo coupon in it and that paid what it would of cost me for the magazine, i got a 12 pack of pop for kids for .85 cents. which doing the contests at redbook, womans day etc, they all go to a publishers cost page, i now will have them coming to my door for about 85 cents an issue, really good deal. i buy them when they grab my attention at the store, so why not get them all for a year for the cost of maybe 2 or 3 tops. when im done with them i can drop them off at many places, library, dr office, salon/barber, etc.

[acezz4e_tish]

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oh my daughter picks out prettys sometimes from the mags and puts them in a dollar frame from the dollar store to decorate in her room.

[Ima saver]

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Eggs stay fresher longer if kept in the original cartoon and not put in the egg holder on the door.

[acezz4e_tish]

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i saw on tv, they said the middle rack is best for eggs in thier original carton also. another tip and my hubby tried it, we cut some red and green apples up for the kids and poured sprite on it. they did not brown. put some in the fridge, ate them later, they did not brown.

[baselle]

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Here's a couple for when you are in the thrift store.

Going through a rack: close your eyes and brush/touch the pieces of clothing. Only open your eyes when you feel something you like.
As a woman, I much prefer the men's clothing rack. The colors are more basic and less foufou. Of course if you are buying a skirt, YMMV.

[acezz4e_tish]

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im six foot tall, so i do buy alot off the mens rack for me. i love big shirts. i have a womans leather coat, full lenght, its a 2x to explain my size, im not fat by any means, cept my aussie pooch.lol. im just a tall woman. my shoulders and chest make me have to go oversized, my arms really skinny my legs are nice, but i have broad shoulders, i have seen 1x shirts, to short on me! not mens, just womans, for example, they had sweatshirts on sale at walmart, hanes her way, tagless, so im very interested u know. i bought them and they are too short on me and they are 1x. fits me everyway but length. im six foot like i said and its even, 3 foot upper body, 3 foot inseam. for mens stuff it fits me gr8.

[BCHGRL]

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If I wear a clothing item that requires dry cleaning and it doesn't get sweaty, dirty or stained, I just throw it in the dryer with a dryer sheet for 20 minutes. Saves me on Dryell and dry cleaning, and it smells fresh.