Household supplies can make up a weighty portion of your home maintenance budget. It’s always a good idea to reduce this spending as much as possible. There are plenty of articles that discuss ways you can reduce your overall spending on common household supplies. However, there are times when it’s appropriate to spend a little [...]
Home and Garden Inexpensively
Pick up any magazine or newspaper and you’ll find articles about skyrocketing gas, oil, electricity, and water prices. Authors point to the drastic economic and environmental impact these events have on the world. Our energy crisis is no longer an abstract concept, important only to congressmen and science gurus. This issue affects homes across the globe by dipping into bank accounts and making substantial withdrawals.
What’s a Girl To Do?
Everyday living expenses can easily get out-of-hand. Money spent on paper towels, single use cleaning supplies, carbonated drinks and similar household staples could be put to better use.
Follow these tried, true and green ways to stretch your household budget.
I went to Lowes today to pick up a few things for my yard, and I was distracted by the beautiful hanging baskets. The smallest were $9.58 and the largest were over $20! These baskets are way out of my price range for something that will die at the end of the summer. I kept [...]
The thought of having to shell out a ton of money when the appliances in my home decide to take their final bow can send me over the edge. I see dollar signs floating by my eyes, cash registers laughing at me, my credit card bending every which way to avoid being put through the [...]
Image by EraPhernalia Vintage via Flickr While growing your own fruits, herbs and vegetables is an obvious way to save on groceries, there are even more options for frugal gardeners. Apply some of these tips, and discover how small savings add up & make a difference in your budget. Choose the best varieties for your [...]
Have you ever paid a hefty late fee because your mortgage statement was buried under heaps of coupons or pyramids of free sample packs of gum? Missed out on a great investment because you didn’t know about stock market holidays? Or paid a fine for an overdue library book, simply because it was hidden under [...]
As spring rolls in, your family & friends will begin looking to migrate outside and enjoy the warmer weather. After a long winter, patio & deck areas can seem bare and uninviting. Decks fade, once crisp lines between landscaping & patio surfaces become muddled, and everything gets dirty. It can be overwhelming to consider making everything [...]
I was exited to have the chance to review The Simple Stencil because we have been working on updating our home decor with wall words for awhile now. I even hosted an Uppercase Living demonstration just for the chance to earn a few pieces—it’s dang expensive! I’ve also bought the cheap stuff in retail stores, [...]
Friday Girl TV is a new lifestyle show featuring musician, blogger & urban adventurer October Rose. Twice each month, she explores Atlanta, providing an all girl-guide to the community as well as art, business, lifestyle, culture and more. It is Friday Girl TV’s goal to encourage, educate and entertain audiences while uplifting the overall image [...]
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