Monday, March 25, 2013

Re-use Clear Plastic Containers

You pick up some donuts or even some blueberries and you have these clear plastic clam shell containers. Instead of tossing them in the recycle bin why not wash them and put them aside to use in the spring. I have found that these are fantastic mini-greenhouses for your future garden.

I put a little bit of dirt in them and then my seeds and water. None of them close completely and many of them already have drainage holes, so I close them up to keep a nice green house effect going.  When the moisture build up too much I open them for a few hours. I find that these are great to get the plants going and they keep the bugs and birds from picking at your seedlings.



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Friday, March 22, 2013

Make Money - Sendearnings.com update #2




Sendearnings.com is a legitimate site.

On March 4th I did an update post on  sendearnings.com, at that point the screenshot showed me with a balance of $25.67. Well today I broke the $30 barrier, I did make one purchase that gave me $5, and I had downloaded two programs that I never loaded.

I am now in their 'Gold' level of earning which means that I should be earning more money from them from here on out.  Here is my screenshot for today, apparently they want to charge you $3 for processing. I'm fine with that because I don't have the money yet anyhow.



However, when I went to cash out, I got this message. If I can make it to $50 in the next 30 days then they will waive the $3 fee...sounds like a pretty good deal, however I noticed the catch. You don't become a gold member UNTIL you cash out your first cheque. Which means that over the next 30 days I don't get the extra bonus moneys that you earn form being a gold member.

I figure that it has taken me over a year to make this much, there is no way I will make $9 more dollars in the next 30 days so I am going to cash out and request a cheque. When the cheque shows up I will do another update for all of you



I'm certain that if someone actually put effort into it then they would already have entered the gold level.
If you click on one of these banners you get a $5 head start.




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Monday, March 18, 2013

Make Money - Swagbucks



I can't say too much for them as I have just signed up on March 10th, but I have been hearing about them for a while and I finally signed up.

After one day here is my earnings;
71 Swagbucks so far







I can cash in as little as 5 Swagbucks for donations or digital wallpaper, 40 points can get you discounts at several retailers. If you really want to save your Swagbucks, then for 75,999 points you can get a 40" Samsung TV.

Everything I have seen in my research shows that this is legitimate and I'm going to keep using them. You can either work off of their website or use a simple toolbar (Which I chose to do) The toolbar is easy to remove.

You earn earn by watching videos, weburfing and randomly finding codes. So far it's looking good, I will try to post an update in a month or so. In the meantime, click one of the links to sign up.




  

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Money Saving Tip #7

Homemade wood polish


I have a lot of wood in my house. Years ago when we bought our house we did not have a child and at that point we decided that we would slowly buy good furniture we liked, rather than going out to fill the house with cheap crap.

So we have a lot of wood in our house, our living room, bedroom, dining room, breakfast nook and library all have a lot of wood. We even redid one of the hallways with wood trim. Then we had a child. It makes me grateful that I like distressed wood, because since the child came along the wood has gotten even more distressed.

I don't like chemicals, so even before the child came along I was using this and it does a beautiful job protecting and cleaning the wood. It also does a wonderful job eliminating water and heat marks.

Furniture Polish

1 Cup white vinegar
1/4 Cup oil (I like olive, but almost any of them will work, some like to use almond oil)
Put it in a spray bottle with a fine mist and shake well before using.

The vinegar acts as the cleaner and will help remove anything while the oil will moisturize and protect. Just clean with a soft cloth and let it dry.
  
If you have water marks on the wood, then let the oil/vinegar mix sit on the mark for a while and you should be able to rub it out, if it doesn't leave then I have found that mayonnaise works,there is also a hot iron method for tougher stains.

If you don't like the smell of vinegar then you can also use a cup of the citrus cleaning solution instead of straight vinegar



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Monday, March 11, 2013

Money Saving Tip #6

Make Your Own Citrus Spray Cleaner


I saw this all over the internet and, I admit, I had my doubts. About a month ago I thought I would give it a try and I love it. I am saving money, the environment, my health, and recycling.

In my house we always have some sort of citrus fruit. Cuties (a brand of mandarin orange) are very popular are with my son so we always seem to go through them. I like all oranges and grapefruit, we also occasionally pick up lemons and limes for various things. All you need to do is keep the peel when you are done with the fruit. 


Requirements:
Citrus Peel
White Vinegar
Resealable jar

  1. Fill jar with as many peels as you can jam into it
  2. Top the Jar up with white vinegar
  3. Let the jar sit for a week or two in a cool dark place
  4. Pour the vinegar into a spray bottle
Some people like to dilute it with 50% water, if you do that I would suggest you use filtered or bottled water so you don't get the chlorine or minerals. My tap water has a high iron content and will leave water marks behind.

This works great in the kitchen and smells good too. After two weeks you barely notice a vinegar smell, but can definitely smell the citrus fruit. I have been using in all the rooms of my house.

I tend to keep a jar half filled with vinegar and as we finish the fruit I put the peels in, then I let it sit for two weeks after the jar is full.

Once you've strained out the vinegar, put the peels in your compost and your garden will love you.

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Friday, March 8, 2013

Make Money - trymyui.com

Like I have previously said I will only post e-jobs on here that I know are legitimate. Trymyui is a website tester that I had signed up for a while ago, however I hadn't worked with them. I recently picked up a job from them and they reviewed it quickly and deposited money in my paypal account. They are legitimate and do have some work, however you need to pass a quick test and fit the end customers criteria before they even offer you a job.

I haven't made a lot with them, but money is money. They pay you $10 per successful test.


Sign up, you've got nothing to loose.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Make Money - Sendearnings.com update




Sendearnings.com is a legitimate site.

Back in January I did a post on  sendearnings.com, at that point the screenshot from December showed that I had made $21.14, now I am up to $25.67 and I still haven't done much more than click on emails. For something that takes only a few seconds a day that's pretty good pay, your not living off of it, but its money.  If I make 4 more dollars I get to move to their next level and at that point I start making more money.

I still consider myself lazy and this is probably one of the easiest ways out there to make some extra cash.
Screenshot of my earnings as of February 25, 2013
I'm certain that if someone actually put effort into it then they would already have more than that.
If you click on one of these banners you get a $5 head start.




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Friday, March 1, 2013

Blog of the Month - March

This blog get the honor of being my first blog of the month. I came across them accidentally and started reading. They do a good job of telling you how to save money and be self-sufficient. They are Countrified Hicks and proud of it.

I like their straight forward writing and they are doing what I would love to do. Homestead, unfortunately I have a true city slicker for a husband (What I call a suburb, he calls the country) and it's not happening any time soon for me.

Head over to their site and check out some of the delicious sounding recipes, and their great money saving measures.

Be sure to check out my other blogs;
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