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Picture a shopping cart piled high with organic foods. Does the wholesome goodness of fresh, chemical-free fare come to mind? Or do you wince, envisioning a pile of unpaid bills stacked beside a bowl of farm-fresh fruit? Sadly, the high price tags on clean, unprocessed foods are preventing even the most health-minded, eco-conscious Americans from buying them. A 2011 Thomson Reuters-NPR health poll found that while 58 percent of U.S. adults preferred organic food, 54 percent said it was too expensive to buy. But banning pesticides from your plate doesn’t have to break…
With vacation ending and school staring, this is a great way to make sure you encourage your kids to read, to share, and to donate to the community. There is a fun site for people who love to read and want to trade. The Book Mooch community exchanges and trades books with others while employing a feed back system to make sure everyone is responsible. Your only cost is to mail the books and you can use the book rate at the post office. According to their site, in order to keep receiving books, you need to give away at…
Break your cable chains. Stop searching through 400 channels and finding nothing to watch. Those who are trying to save on cable or giving up cable here is the solution. Hulu.com gives you access to television the way you want it – free, watch what you want when you want, and with the most minimal of commercial breaks (about sixty seconds altogether). Start a show, stop it, take a break, and finish it later. There is a charge for hulu plus however there is more then enough to watch for free. My only problem is tearing myself away when…
Clean Out Your Pantry, for Better Health and Savings! This is a guest post from the folks at Vita Cost who help you get healthy and save money with a Pantry Makeover. Toppled bottles, expired cans, scattered remnants of a bag of rice that fell on its side. We’ve all been there. After months of hurried meal making, rummaging kids and intentions to eat well falling by wayside—your pantry is a mess. You’ve got stuff you’ll never use, stuff that’s stale and stuff you may not even be able to identify. Cleaning out food cabinets…
Today we have a guest post from Jason DeCosta who writes about shopping and parenting. Although the beginning of the academic school year can prove an unwelcome jostling to most kid’s peace of mind, parents relish in the back to school sales. Adding to the laundry list of necessary items for back to school season – books, pens, and folders – many parents scramble to locate the best deals on back to school clothes for their kids. This article will outline some general strategies to employ alongside some specific stores to frequent in order to locate the most…
Today we have a guest post from Melissa Collarson When it’s time for the kids to go back to school, moms feel the big hit on the pocketbook with all the school clothes, supplies, and accessories for that first day back. Even though spending money is great for our economy, there needs to be some kind of budget and way to save on all those expensive items you have to purchase to go back to school. Below are 6 great secrets for saving some money on school supplies and accessories. School Lists Most schools give your child a list…
Magazine subscriptions are a little luxury that makes a gift last all year. Every month when a copy arrives, there is a little glow knowing you can curl up and read about your favorite topic. And that is the other wonderful aspect of this, there is something for everyone. The other wonderful aspect is that most can be found for less then $15 for the first year and many for as low as $5. Plan ahead for the holidays or surprise a friend on their birthday. For Travelers – Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine, National Geographic Traveler Magazine…