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How To Frugally Fix a Laundry Mishap – Over Dried Fur Items

Let’s face it – clothing is expensive. Period. As adults, we often do not have to purchase clothing as regularly as we did when we were younger and we were growing more often. However, clothing for children is expensive too. Sometimes we purchase items that require extra care, such as a trip to the dry cleaners, and sometimes we do not even mean to. I avoid dry clean items like the plague. All I see are dollar signs! Recently I received a gift. A beautiful faux fur jacket that looks like a vest with a black sweater. It was dry … Continue reading →

How To Frugally Fix a Laundry Mishap – Stains

Let’s face it – clothing is expensive. Period. When stains occur, the price goes up when it cannot be removed. Typically as adults we don’t stain our clothing quite as quickly or as often as a child does. Those grass stains, mud, blood, spaghetti and pizza sauce and other food stains add up, and can cost a fortune when you have to replace the item. Stains on white are not that difficult to remove if you use a little bleach. Often the bleach will remove it, and if you apply equal parts bleach and water and allow it to sit … Continue reading →

The ABC’s of Frugal Living: 26 Tips to Live a More Frugal Life

The ABC’s of Frugal Living – 26 Tips to Live a More Frugal Life The frugal living blog at families.com is chock full of great information to help you live a more frugal lifestyle. We all strive to save money and the bloggers in this category are here to help. A: Amazing Dates Have a date night for less! New Cheap Date Ideas A Cheap And Fun Date Idea It’s Date Night Date Night On a Budget B: Budgeting Make a plan and stick to it. Be sure you watch where your money goes each month and try to do … Continue reading →

Alternatives to Dry Cleaning

Dry cleaning can be an expensive monthly financial burden. In addition many of the chemicals used in dry cleaning are harmful to the environment. Therefore, consider some of the following alternatives that you can use instead of dry cleaning. Not only will you save yourself some money on dry cleaning, but you will be helping the environment. Look into purchasing a front load washer. These washers are gentle on garments. With manufactures producing new designs that are smaller and within a price range for home use you could probably afford one. These washers will help you save energy and water … Continue reading →