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Thankful Thursday | heating issues

The Frugal Girl

Well, my oil-fueled boiler that heats my house has been out of commission this week (a week that has delivered some of the coldest weather we’ve had in a long time!) You know how yesterday I was talking about the Guardian article on the topic of joy? And how one of the challenges was to take a tough circumstance and find the good in it?

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Healthy Habits: The Push for Plant-Based Food in Hospitals

Motherhood Moments

Search data from Google Trends shows a worldwide increase in the interest in veganism from 2004 to 2022. VEGN aims to exclude from consideration companies that harm animals, screening out companies that are involved in animal testing, animal-derived products, as well as animals in sports or entertainment.

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My Binder System for Organizing Some Important Areas of My Office and My Life

Family Balance Sheet

Some people keep their recipes on the computer, but I prefer my binder with its well-used, splattered pages. I had to chuckle when I saw my training calendar from 2004, the year before our first daughter was born. It is full of recipes from magazines, friends, and online that I have collected over the years.

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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

More and more people are opting for smaller, more economical cars to reduce running costs as well greenhouse gas emissions. Statistics released by the National Association of Home Builders show the average home size in the 1970s was 1400 square feet; in 2004, this had blown out to a whopping 2330 square feet, almost twice the size.

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Back to School with KIND Bars and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

What began with just 8 bar varieties in 2004 has grown to over 22 bars and 6 Healthy Grains snackable clusters, and a multitude of new recipes being perfected and refined to our standards in the KIND kitchen. At KIND , we believe you deserve both—we call it our brAND philosophy. Parent’s Lunch Crunch: Don’t forget mom or dad!

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

I remember, not that long ago (I graduated from college in 2004) that being in college is great but the cost is expensive. That is me talking to him in 2004 in London, England. For example, I went to University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada for a year. And Finally: Free Samples / Free Food / and more freebies!

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Selling Your Investment Property?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We did have a home inspection which was around $200 as well. In addition they paid the real estate commission of 12,639 (6% – which was split 50-50 between two different realtors) as well as a first and second mortgage. Of course, you have taxes every year you own the property as well. Home inspection. Capital Gains.