Uses for Disposable Containers
November 23, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Reusing and Recycling
You know all those plastic containers that you get with your yogurt, sour cream, pudding, and margarine? Rather than chunking them into the trash can and sending them to the landfill, consider some of these uses.
1) Holding leftovers – Let these become your storage containers for leftovers. Be sure to grab a permanent marker and some tape or something to label them. Otherwise, you might forget about your leftovers and think it’s yogurt.
2) Take to a potluck – These are great for sending food home with others. Be sure to take extras to Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. You don’t have …read more
Top 10 Regifting Tips for the Thrifty
December 10, 2006 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Top 10 lists, financial matters, frugal living, holidays, money saving idea, shopping
As promised, here is my post about regifting. If you haven’t done so already, please vote in this month’s poll.
I hope you enjoy these regifting tips. Check out Regiftable.com for some laughable stories on regifting. You may learn some not-to tips there as well. If you don’t want to regift, but don’t want to hurt your pocketbook, try this certificate from Regiftable.com. You can make a certificate for something you want to give someone, such as free babysitting. I’d love for someone to give me some free babysitting or housecleaning.
1. Don’t give partially used gift cards. This is a tacky one for sure. I …read more
Reusable shopping bags not my style
January 13, 2006 by kellys
Filed under frugal living, household product, shopping, time saving
I am all for reusing plastic bags and not cluttering up the land fills. But come on. The Earth Lady tops the cake. She has a great idea for someone who has more time than I do – and I am guessing, you as well. I would rather use brown paper bags (I can reuse them to mail stuff home to my family in a diaper box) or plastic bags (something has to hold my daughter’s dirty diapers when we are out in public without everyone else knowing we have one) than canvas just because I would have to …read more
