Watermelon Seed Spitting Week Trivia
Steps to Avoid Identity Theft
. . It is a fair guess that you may have heard about the recent massive hack attack, the largest hack attack in history of government computers. Four million, or 80%, of all current and previous federal employees potentially had their personal information stolen. Nearly every government agency was affected by this breach. The concern […]
Fresh Herbs – Fruits and Veggies Month
. . To continue with last week’s blog entry, another way capitalize on fresh fruits and veggies from street markets during growing season is by using some of the techniques below: I get fresh culinary herbs from street markets for a variety of things and to put a twist on some recipes during summer: Caprese salad […]
Herbs: Mint Methods
Karma Has No Menu: Setting Goals
. . This month’s motivational quote is about achieving your dreams by setting goals for yourself. As mentioned last month, my granddaughter is helping me with motivational quotes for each month. Not only does she come up with the motivational quote, but she also selects the photos to illustrate the quote! That is Sami holding the […]
National Fruits and Veggies Month
Before, During, and After a Hurricane
. . Hurricane Season is from June 1st through November 30th in both Atlantic and Pacific Ocean regions. To be classified a hurricane, the storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph and may gust up to 200 mph. A hurricane may cover areas up to several hundred miles and generate torrential rains and/or […]
Check Out National Dairy Check-Offs
. . To follow up with my post from January 1, 2015 in which I described what check-offs are, June is National Dairy Month and there are a variety of check-offs in many states that will help us, the consumers, to save money, provides recipes, and a wide variety of information. A Quick History: milk […]
How Colors Affect You, Part 4
June Tasks and Tips
National Vinegar Month
. . Although I’m not a meteorologist or scientist, I do know that the weather I’ve seen in recent years has become significantly more extreme and it is becoming more violent: colder winters, hotter summers, more frequent hurricanes and tornadoes, and the list goes on and on. From my own lay-person perspective, it is not […]
Older Americans Month
. . Older Americans Month was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, when only 9 percent of the population at that time (189,240,000) had reached their 65th birthday. At the time, there were few programs to help older Americans and one third of the American population lived in poverty. According to the Administration for […]
Memorial Day Remembrance
. . Please take some time this holiday weekend to remember our military personnel who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. Freedom truly is not free. It comes at a very great cost. I work at a Veterans Affairs medical center and what truly baffles my mind is that many of the Veterans […]
Cut Your Air Conditioning Bill
You Can’t Have a Rainbow . . .
Flea Treatment for Dogs That Works 100%
How Colors Affect You, Part 3
Organizational Tasks for May
. . One great Time Management, Organizational Task, and Money-Saving tip that ALWAYS works is to plan ahead. When you plan ahead, you know when the upcoming sales will be, you will be able to coordinate multiple stops into one trip, and will be able to include FUN ACTIVITIES into your day while you also […]
Dog Treats for 96 Percent Less!
16 Frugal Uses for Aluminum Foil
Earth Awareness Month
. . Whether or not you believe in global warming, it does not take a rocket scientist to know that as the world’s population continues to grow more carbon dioxide being expelled (exhaling), more waste being created, more food needed, more clean water being used, more, more, more, etc. That being said, Earth Awareness Month […]
How Colors Affect You, Part 2
Creative Inexpensive Travel Sizes
. . Since I travel quite a bit (Traveling Nana!), I was determined to cut costs for many items that I use on a regular basis. Over the years I have assembled a bunch of tips, tricks, and techniques to save money when traveling, whether to amusement parks, road trips, airline trips, visiting other countries, […]
Driving In the Rain
Make A Basic Stock Item for Almost Free
. . As people become busier with their day-to-day schedules, they tend to eat whatever happens to be in the kitchen that can be fixed in under 30 minutes. Fast food restaurants saw the profit they could make by capitalizing on people’s rushed schedules. It was only recently that the Food & Drug Administration has insisted […]
Extend the Life of Baking Flour
How Colors Affect You, Part 1
Daylight Saving Time History
Easy Trick to Keep Mildew Off Shower Walls
A Great Recipe Beginning
3 Effective Time Management Tips
. . Before I get into 3 effective time management tiLet me start with two quotes that have helped me for many years: Inch by Inch: Everything is a Cinch: Steve Harvey (entertainer, actor, comedian, and host of the Steve Harvey Show, among other accolades) It would have been irrational of me to think that […]
Frugal Kitchen Tool – A Cast Iron Skillet
Underused and Delicious Superfood
. . February 16th is “National Almond Day”. Almonds are technically seeds rather than nuts. They are the seeds inside the fruit of the almond tree and are related to peaches, cherries, and plums. They have the highest levels of protein, fiber, and calcium than all other tree nuts. Whole almonds with skins […]
Uh-Oh – We’re Gonna Run Out of Chocolate!
Since February is one of the most popular months to focus on chocolate, I thought it would be fun to find some fun facts, health benefits, unique uses, history of chocolate, what companies are the world’s largest, what countries consume the most chocolate, etc. Also, if you have read any of my other […]
Those Pesky Plastic Containers
. . One of the marketing techniques that manufacturers use is to change the size of the plastic containers they provide. Additionally, each manufacturer’s plastic containers don’t nest easily with others that you already have. Furthermore, many food items come in plastic containers. For those of us who like to recycle, those get stashed on […]
Unique Way to Save with Toilet Tissue
. . The kinds of money savers I love are those that cost zero money to make them happen. And for this tip, after you finish laughing, do consider taking this message seriously. . Have you ever noticed at hotels that the toilet tissue is always inserted into the dispenser so that the tissue comes […]
14 Cheap and Natural Cleaning Tips
. . When I was young, I thought hydrogen peroxide was used only to disinfect wounds heal; however, I have since learned many more uses of this item. Hydrogen peroxide was discovered by a French chemist in 1818. Doctors’ offices used hydrogen peroxide to clean counter tops in patient rooms because of the disinfectant qualities. […]
Corral Plastic Utensils
. . For those of us who take lunch to work, another way to save money (besides taking lunches!) is to re-use plastic utensils after cleaning them in a dishwasher. However, have you ever tried to keep those spoons, forks, and knives organized? Ha! In your dreams. Well, I found the perfect way to do […]
Save SIGNIFICANTLY on Spices and Seasonings
. . For those of us who are watching our wallet, I am always on the lookout for ways to save money. I provided many money saving tips with your food budget in my article titled: 10 Step Supermarket Combination Technique. This post details how to save significantly on spices and seasonings. I am a […]
Recipe for Food Budget Savings
.. .. Many websites refer to “types” of shoppers (Auto-Pilot, Buzz, Discount Hunting, Impulse, etc.) I agree that personality traits play a major part when people shop. I also know from the years that I ran a photography company that psychographic techniques can cause people to love their photos so such that they will purchase […]
6 Tips to Clean Up Your Computer
.. .. A key technique that I learned years ago as an Executive Secretary was to keep my computer, both at work and at home, working in prime condition. At work, even though there was always an Information Technology department, there were tips that I could incorporate as an end user. I use those same tips at […]
Save Money: Make Bar Soap Last Longer
Full Moon Trivia
. I have always had a fascination of the moon because of photography. As I researched for interesting and fun facts, trivia, and historical tidbits, I found that many websites simply copy other websites word-for-word and many did not provide references from where they acquired the info. So, I decided to take a different […]
Start the New Year with a Clean Fridge
Save Money with Check Offs
. . A Check-Off is a method used by many industries to research and promote their products. These types of campaigns are from the industries such as dairy, meat, agriculture, etc. as opposed to individual producers or brand marketers. These programs are called “Check Off” as a result of section of a form that individual […]
Santa Can Do It In 1 Night
. . According to Larry Silverberg, a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, Santa could very easily deliver Christmas gifts to the entire world in one night. In fact, taking into account relative physics, “six Santa months” would equate to about 5 minutes in human time. See his entire article […]