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How to Learn About Gardening in a New Locale

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I was born and raised in the Midwest, primarily in Michigan and Illinois. I’ve been trying my hand at gardening for the last 15 years, though in a very amateur way. (If If it grows, I’m beyond happy!). The gardening season in the Midwest is how I thought gardening everywhere worked.

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Ways to Make Your Next Move More Eco Friendly

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We recently moved halfway across the country from Illinois to Arizona. This is the first move that hasn’t been a DIY move for us. My husband’s new employer hired a moving company to move us.

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Portfolio Protection with Covered Calls

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Copies of the ODD are available from your broker, by calling 1-888-OPTIONS, or from The Options Clearing Corporation, One North Wacker Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Prior to buying or selling an option, a person must receive a copy of Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options (ODD). This post was written by Latisha.

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Thrifty gardening Tips

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The University of Illinois Extension can get you up to speed on those. You can cut them up using kitchen scissors and bury the pieces in the soil (bonus pest control – this helps repel aphids). Do you have a fireplace or wood stove? The ashes from burning wood can raise the pH of the soil a little. But, there are cautions.

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Frugal Family Fun in the American Midwest

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Route 66 winds its way from Chicago through Illinois, Missouri, a corner of Kansas, on down into Oklahoma, then across into New Mexico, Arizona and winds up in California. The geographic center of the contiguous states is in Lebanon Kansas. If you are in the area, drive by just to say you were there!

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