By AngelaColley(view all posts by AngelaColley)
at 2:30PM Wednesday March 21, 2012
under
Shop Smarter
I recently got a new
niece and I'm quickly learning that buying baby gear is about the most
fun way to spend my money. Especially since I've found a few companies
that market eco-friendly baby clothes and supplies. In the past few
months, I've become a bit of an expert at buying little gifts for a
baby. Here are some of my favorite places that specialize in cheap
eco-friendly baby gear. Everything is under $50 and can be purchased
online.
1. Hooded Towel and Washcloth Set by Under the Nile
Under the Nile
sells a towel set which includes a baby-sized hooded towel in a monkey
design and a duck washcloth. Both the washcloth and towel are made from
100 percent Egyptian Cotton and washing machine friendly. (Price:
$40.00)
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By AngelaColley(view all posts by AngelaColley)
at 11:00AM Thursday February 9, 2012
under
Money Saving Tips
photo courtesy of Mom Smackley at FlickrI tend to hold on to
clothes until they're falling apart – stains on the cuff, rips at the
seam, and faded. In that condition, I don't feel right donating them to a
charity shop. But I also don't feel right just tossing old clothes in
the trash and adding to our ever-growing landfills. So I end up with
bags of unwanted clothes taking up space in my closet.
Recently
I stumbled across the bags while I was spring cleaning. Instead of just
tossing them back in the closet and forgetting for another year, I
decided to do find a way to re-purpose the clothes. Turns out, old
clothes have plenty of new uses, and I've saved a bunch of money reusing
something to boot.
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By BeckyHarks(view all posts by BeckyHarks)
at 12:48PM Friday January 13, 2012
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Newsworthy
Facebook, Inc, recently launched a brand-new ad format, called a
"Featured Story," which dumps paid content - rather than updates
from Great Aunt Lynn about her recent biopsy or one of those
internet memes - squarely into our news feeds. Worse, these paid
advertisements (a.k.a. "news feed) shows the actions of the
Facebook users friends and these ads are front-and-center on our
Facebook news feed.
Great. More ads.
I've been mildly annoyed by the ads (read: "Sponsored Stories") on
the sidebar of Facebook, but have been able to tune them out. Now,
when I'm blearily checking to see if I've gotten any response to my
"Which Disney Princess Are You?" post, I'm bound to accidentally
click a Featured Story.
You know what? I'm sick of ads.
Because I have to sell my firstborn son in order to see a movie
these days, I do it perhaps twice a year.
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