By brwood
at 10:51AM,
a year ago
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Shop Smarter
Assuming you didn't take my
last minute holiday shopping advice from last week, I wanted to elaborate on a point I made. It is now Tuesday 12/21 and you have just three more days to finish your holiday shopping. Most e-tailers had Friday, or at the latest yesterday, listed as the last day to place an order and guaranty delivery on or before 12/24. Now your only options are fighting the crowds at the stores, or shopping online retailer that offer in store pick-up.
Every program is different, but the generic term seems to be BOPUIS or Buy Online Pick Up In Store.
By AngelaColley
at 9:30AM,
3 weeks ago
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Money Saving Tips
Photo courtesy of AndyRobertsPhotos at
Flickr.
The only new piece of furniture I own in my house is my mattress.
Everything else is a hand-me-down. Not only have I furnished my
entire house for less than $1,000, I'm saving the environment by
reclaiming furniture that would have otherwise ended up in the
trash. To make everything match and look nice, I have repurposed
many of the pieces. I'm no handyman, but there are several ways you
can repurpose furniture with little experience and
without spending a ton of money.
1. Paint
A fresh coat of paint gives life to an old piece of wood furniture.
You can paint the furniture to match the original wood or in any
color you like, (I have a blue desk.) The major hardware chains
sell samples of low-VOC paint for about $3.50 and its enough paint
to finish most jobs.
