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9 Tips for Setting up and Settling into a New Home

Koupon Karen

Moving into a new home is like starting a new chapter in your life. It’s a place where new residents quickly feel at home, thanks to the warm, welcoming community and the endless outdoor activities available right at their doorstep. Here are some tips to help you set up and settle into your new home smoothly and efficiently.

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Donating Household Clutter and Taking a Tax Deduction

Family Balance Sheet

Unfortunately not everything in your home is considered a tax deduction if donated. There are rules to follow when taking a tax deduction for your donated items. Household items that can be deducted if donated are furniture and furnishings, electronics, appliances, linens, and other similar items. high value.

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Spring Clean.Your Home Office

Family Balance Sheet

What does your home office look like right now? As of Wednesday afternoon, my home office looked exactly like the above picture. As I was removed everything from the desk, I decided right then if it was trash and needed to be shredded, needed to be filed or put elsewhere, or donated. How can anyone work under that mess?

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Free Better Homes & Garden Cookbook

For the Mommas

Better Homes and Garden is offering a free cookbook on Facebook. Become a fan of Better Homes and Garden and click on the free Komen Cookbook tab. In addition, Better Homes and Garden will donate $1.00 Enter your email address to download a free cookbook.

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Products That Give Back To Breast Cancer Awareness

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

This month hits home for many of us. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so many companies are donating proceeds from their products to research cures and raise awareness for breast cancer. Some companies donate a percentage and some a set dollar amount to help us research, detect, and prevent breast cancer!

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Plastic Jungle: Buy, Sell and Donate Gift Cards

Saving With Shellie

Plastic Jungle is a fabulous way to sell, buy, exchange or even donate gift cards. My husband is a huge fan on Home Depot. Or maybe you live in a small town and the store is just too far away. What do you do with those gift cards? Enter Plastic Jungle. I spotted a $50 gift card for just $46.50.

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It Amazes Me What People Throw Away

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Why wouldn't you donate it to Goodwill? I rang my neighbor's doorbell to ask their permission and they weren't home, so I took it anyway thinking that I will let them know the next time I see that they are home. I'm so proud of that girl and I explained that I will go back to tell them when they were home.

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