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Counting the Pennies!

TheIrishClog @TheIrishClog (985) • Ireland 25 Feb 12

We have two tins at home, one for coppers and one for coins. Coppers are .01, .02 and .05, the rest are .10, .20, .50, 1.00 and 2.00 euro coins. All our change goes into these tins for the most part, and every year it pays...

counting pennies

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Using other cleaning products than laundry detergents

Brooke @o2bnocn (2992) • United States 29 Aug 11

We always seem to run out of laundry detergent. We don't always have the money to buy a new pack of laundry detergent so we will use other cleaning supplies. My mother has used dish detergent, vinegar, and other products. Some...

laundry detergent

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What have you done to save money?

Brooke @o2bnocn (2992) • United States 29 Aug 11

Anyone have any tips for me to save money? Would love to hear what people from mylot do to save money? Anything would help at this point. There is probably a lot of things that I haven't thought of.

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Cheap Wine Snob?

MrzRobinson @MrzRobinson (34) • United States 24 Aug 09

I like to consider myself knowledgeable about wine, particularly very good wines. However, things being as they are, that perfect bottle I may have once enjoyed no longer fits into the budget. These days I have taken to the bigger...

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Do you find

sweetdesign @sweetdesign (5142) • United States 16 Nov 08

Do you find that you spend less money on groceries if you have a complete menu for the month made out? I find that I spend far less on groceries if I make out a sensible breakfast, lunch and dinner menu for the whole month. We si...

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Dying your Hair Using Kool-Aid

houndsgood @houndsgood (774) • United States 8 Dec 07

When I worked in the theater, there was a girl who dyed her hair using Kool-Aid. She naturally had light brown/"dishwaster blonde" hair and cherry Kool-Aid gave her hair a reddish/rose tint to it. I never tried it, but I figured...

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Creating a Price Book

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 10 Jan 07

I searched and saw no info on this, so here's a brief how-to. Creating a price book, IMO, is one of the best ways to save money - especially on food bills. I first learned about the idea in Amy Dacyczyn's Tightwad Gazettes....

grocery shopping

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