Category: Money-savin’
The online shopping trick that just saved me $108.49
This easy shopping tip showed me that a site I had NEVER used before (never even heard of, honestly) was selling the identical item for almost $78 less.
The backwards fabric hack
If you find a paint swatch you like, look for a more greyed-out version and it’s probably going to be even nicer. Strangely enough, you can almost do the same thing with fabric, all by turning it over and using the other side! I… Continue Reading “The backwards fabric hack”
The high cost of kids’ activities
She just didn’t understand it. To her, it made perfect sense. If she took dance one afternoon, cheerleading another afternoon and gymnastics on a third afternoon, that still left an afternoon free for taekwondo. Plus, you know, a fifth weekday afternoon would be completely… Continue Reading “The high cost of kids’ activities”
Cheap and easy DIY floating shelves
There once was a time when we’d buy cheap laminate bookcases if we needed more storage in a room. Now we just build our own wooden shelves, and there’s no going back. If we no longer need the shelves in a particular room, we… Continue Reading “Cheap and easy DIY floating shelves”
Can you paint fabric storage cubes?
Just about everybody has one of those “cube” organizers, whether it’s Ikea’s Kallax or one of the thinner knock-offs sold elsewhere. We had a six-cube unit* that floated around the house for years — closets, bedrooms, different closets — before winding up in our daughter’s… Continue Reading “Can you paint fabric storage cubes?”
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