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Tips From Working Moms On Decluttering Your Kid’s Room

Penny Pinchin' Mom

You can actually set up a system, a chore chart if you will, that can not only help you declutter your kids’ room but also help them maintain that level of cleanliness and organization for the long term. Even six months is long enough for your kids’ needs to change and, as such, how they view and organize their room.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Get some shoe polish and shine up those old shoes, take them to a shoe repair shop to have the re-heeled or soled if they are worn down. This used to be a common occurrence with a shoe repair shop on every main street. Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Use up your food.

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Red Robin Funds Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Child Cancer Treatment & Research!

Nicoles Nickels

Today is National Lemonade Day, and keeping with tradition, Red Robin will celebrate by hosting lemonade stands in its restaurants nationwide to raise money for its national charity partner, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation – a non-profit organization dedicated to finding better treatments and ultimately cures for all children with cancer. .

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With the internet, you can get practical how to information, illustration and even movies on almost any maintenance or repair topic you might need. Home Repair – Fix It When It Breaks. Although we are not what I would call handymen, even we have learned how to do jobs that continually pop up as repairs in our home.

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Save Money – Make Shoes Last

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Back then, there was a shoe repair shoe in every town. You can also replace the heels on men’s shoes or take them to the shoe repair shop. Companies Running Buy One, Donate One Programs For Those in… Barefoot Running: Breakthrough or Trend? Replace the leather sole or have it replaced when it gets too worn.

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"Potential Accomplishments" and The Natural Magic of List-Making: Creating a Master~List

Frugal Luxuries

need to descale the glass shower doors in master bath using a citric acid solution Continue going through and organizing all my old F rugal Times: Making-Do With Dignity and Frugal Luxuries newsletters along with my collection of vintage ephemera. well as a thorough vacuuming via the wet-dry vac.then spot clean ing.of the carpet.

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Kroger & USO Honor Our Heroes – Show Your Support

Saving Everyday

In 2011, Kroger is partnering with the USO to celebrate the 70th anniversary of this leading organization. Create a message for a special soldier, make a donation or simply find out how you can help in your own neighborhood. Volunteer: Organizations all over the country are helping military families. Find out more here: [link].