Cascade

In this day and age of more products to clean everything; stains, whiteners, brighteners, etc., who can afford it? I remembered a tip given to me from a friend years ago. It’s a great thrify find to save money and time.

I used to work in a laboratory and had to wear white. Bleaching your whites leaves them dingy and yellow after awhile. She recommended Cascade dishwashing detergent – the plain ‘ol white powder stuff. Put your clothes in the hottest water they can stand, add 1/2 to 1 cup of the Cascade powder, and let soak for an hour. The enzymes break down the spots stains, and whiten up the whites.

Create Your Own Unique Look

Marbleize means to make something look like marble. Here is a fun project to create beautiful one-of-a-kind paper designs  for making your own greeting cards.  Because this process is easy, the entire family can get involved.   You will need the following:

Teach Them Young

We Moms have to be frugal by making a dollar stretch and a penny squeal.  But are we raising our children to be frugal?  It is our responsibility to teach them early the respect for money and more importantly that money doesn’t grow on trees.

I believe that all children should have a little responsibility around the home that will earn them a little money.  My children had small chores like making their beds, picking up their toys, etc.  Keep it age appropriate. When I paid my boys they were asked to save 10%, give away 10% and the rest they could spend.  The 10% they gave away usually ended up in the church offering plate.  Today my oldest son is in college, works part time and gives to two charities.

Decorate Your Own Flip-Flops

It’s flip-flop season—we wear them with our shorts, bathing suits and even with our little black dresses.  If you have shopped around for flip-flops, you may have seen some costing as much as $50.00. Who needs to spend that kind of money?   Create exactly what you are looking for with very little money.

White Daisies

I saw these daisies at the thrift store. Something about its simplicity drew me to them. They’re in a clear vase with clear marbles held in place by resin. The artificial daisies have a very life-like look to them and a kind of haphazard flower arrangement which appealed to me too. And you can’t beat the price of under $5.00.

My Little Monkeys

One of my favorite thrift store finds has got to be my Russian Monkeys.  Measuring only 2 inches high, I think they are the cutest things ever.  I call them my Russian Monkeys because the box they came in is all in Russian…regardless of where they actually were made, they are my little Russian Monkeys to me.

They are actually little wooden salt and pepper shakers that have black plastic ears, nose, eyes and tails.  They sit in their wooden dish and brighten up my fireplace mantel.  They make me smile every time I look at them.  For only $7.50, I’d say that was a good investment!

I think they complement the wooden frame nicely. By the way, a friend painted that small scenic picture on an old piano key. Now that’s talent!

Protect Your Assets

The definition of an Umbrella Policy is “pure liability coverage over and above the coverage afforded by the regular policy, and is sold in increments of one million dollars. The term umbrella is used because it covers liability claims from all policies underneath it, such as auto and homeowners insurance policies.

For example, if you have an auto insurance policy with liability limits of $500,000 and a homeowner’s insurance policy with a limit of $300,000, then with a million dollar umbrella, your limits become in effect, $1,500,000 on an auto liability claim and $1,300,000 on a homeowner’s liability claim”.