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A cheap and green way to care for your skin and avoid unsightly shine is to use lemon instead of prepackaged cosmetics. 
Some women are opting to rent high-end designer handbags, thanks to websites like 
Buy candy canes in bulk and make a variety of holiday treats that are easy on your budget.
• What a card! Keep your Christmas cards each year. Cut the covers off and use them as postcards the next year. You'll save on postage and recycle! You can also attach these to gifts to use them as name cards.
Here is an adorable idea for decorating with pumpkins this fall from 
I'm a big proponent of decorating your 
fall decorations that I get to pull out each year. They remind us of our wedding and they help us not spend money on making home beautiful in the fall. 
our foyer. The wreaths are on sale now from Wal-Mart for $8 ... a little more than I normally like to spend, but these days convenience is more valuable to me. I don't have time to go to multiple stores to find or make one for cheaper. 
According to a 
MSN.com has a link on their homepage today to an article outlining 20 ways to save money each day at just 15 minutes a pop. They suggest simple activities like cleaning your car's air filter and making dinner instead of eating out. Click 
CVS has a e-coupon right now for $10 off a $50 purchase, plus free shipping. It's nice if you have items you know you need to buy that you can't get with coupons, sales, etc. You'll see it on the top of the second column of promotions here: 
Thanks to Craig T., for this tip!
It's national donut day and 
Looking to go yard-saling this weekend? Outside of your local paper, check these sites for postings for this week’s sales locations: 
It's easy to notice a spender. Whether it's the new car, up-to-the-minute fashion or stacks of take-out in the fridge, people who spend money stand out. People who save wear a quiet badge of honor. This 
Beginning this week, Publix is offering free store-brand products when you purchase select brand-name products. Each week for the next five weeks, they will designate three products—this week it's grape juice, crunchy raisin bran and English muffins. See more info here: 
While we're on the subject of "free," check out this service if you haven't already. 
Buy a burrito from Chipotle on the 14th or 15th, pick up a BurritoEZ-FWI form while you're there and attach the receipt, then return on April 16th for a free burrito. 
A savvy Cheap Ways To reader named Buddy Overstreet sent in this fabulous tip. I love the creativity and the excellent and economical execution of the idea. Enjoy!
My friend Nita recently recovered/upholstered her dining room chairs—updated them from an old-fashioned looking floral to a modern stripe. Each chair would cost approximately $200 to be professionally recovered. “I decided to bite the bullet and take a stab at it myself,” she says. “It wasn't really that hard. Now, I know they are perfect/totally professional, but most people will never know the difference. I am pretty happy with them. Now the colors blend well with the family room and kitchen. It makes me happy:)” Thanks for sharing your project with us, Nita!
I’m reading 
Tomorrow, Wed. March 21st, is free 16 oz. iced coffee day at Dunkin. Visit their 
From 10 to noon tomorrow, 
My husband and I love our rescue pup Macey like she was our child ... This weekend we talked about our desire to have another dog, preferably a Boston Terrier mix, but the talk eventually turned to the cost of owning a pet. That in addition to the extra stress it would add to the household caused us to rethink our dreams of being a two-dog household (you would think we'd be talking about kids with this much attention). With that in mind I found this 
Jeff and I shot photos for a wedding this weekend. I met a lady who had made this adorable purse for less than $2. Can you guess what it is?
For those who battle commuting traffic, Kris, author of this blog, 
So I'm feeling like a coupon queen now between my savings at Publix and Walgreens, using 
JoAnn's is offering 60% off custom framing if you have three or more prints framed through April 24 (the orders will be in before Mother's Day). If you have one print, you'll still get 40% off and 50% off if you only have two.
My friend Tia and I hit a few yard sales Saturday morning ... I had great luck. For a grand total of $18, I got: a French Press coffee pot, a bunny rabbit Easter candy dish, a rock fountain (for Jeff), a hanging pendant lamp to go over my breakfast nook (it's a current style that's being sold at Home Depot for $50-$80) and a wooden coffeetable. The coffeetable was light wood and showed signs of wear on the varnish, but its structure was still sound. Jeff bought a little can of Apple Red paint from Home Depot and voila! We have a fabulous coffeetable to accent our black leather couches (which we bought 
Thanks for Lindsay who tipped me off about The Grocery Game ( 
My husband and I are about to move into our first house. Our real estate agent ended up finding us a house in our budget that was way better than the other houses we had been looking at—it’s fabulous and exactly what we need. We will want to update a couple of rooms eventually in the home—the kitchen and master bath—so my husband has been doing some research. He found a great 
Jeff and I sold our condo a couple of weeks ago. This being the first time we've ever had this much cash in our hands from the transaction, we made some responsible (and fun) choices of how to manage it.