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Dollarish MacGyver: Money Saving D.I.Y. Projects

I'm not much of a Do It Yourself person. In fact, my most memorable D.I.Y. project was building IKEA furniture, but that's more like D.I.-with-the-Help-of-a-Manuel. That being said, I really surprised myself the othe…
Homemade Cleaning Supplies: Are They For You?

A common money saving tip is to avoid buying your usual household items and to make them yourself instead. You save money because you're not paying for the packing, ad campaigns, overhead costs, etc. And as a bonus,…
Girl Stuff: Making Your Makeup Last

I have to admit, I do some of my worst splurging and wasting when it comes to beauty products. It always looks so good in the store, but then I break it, lose it, get tired of it, or use it too fast. What's a lady to…
Saving in the City: Check for Bedbugs Without an Inspector

Bed bugs have been a major problem in New York and other cities for the past decade or so, and they can be very expensive to eradicate. According to The New York Times, bed bug inspections (which often use trained do…
Advice: How Do I Make My Own Presents?

This question comes from one of our readers: I'm really strapped for cash this holiday season, but I still want to give presents to friends and family, so I was thinking about trying to make some homemade gifts. The…
Study Shows "Do it Yourself" Investing Beats Using a Financial Adviser

Long time readers know my investment philosophy subscribes to the old axiom- "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." At the end of the day, the person who has the most to gain or lose from yo…
Brown Bag? NO, this is better

My daughter is going on a field trip tomorrow, so she needs to take a packed, disposable lunch to school. Normally that would mean a brown paper bag. That is what most parents use for times like this. I do not have a pa…
Teaching Myself A Good Old Skill

I am going to start trying to teach myself a good old skill....Knitting!!! If I can learn this good then I can make stuff for our family and even stuff to sell. It would be a great skill to know.
Brown Paper Grocery Bags Can be More than Trash....

There are so many things you can do to help your environment, but have you ever thought of recycling those brown paper bags you get fromt he grocery store? I have a simple solution to this. Simply cut the bag into squa…
To DIY or Not to DIY...

This weekend, I did a couple DIY projects to spruce up my place. I could have gone out and bought some artwork for the walls, but I had much more fun doing the projects myself. They saved me money and I felt like I ha…