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The Frugal Life News
August 10, 2005 Edition
www.thefrugallife.com
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A Note From Randal
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Hello Everyone,
Hope all of you are doing well. We have enjoyed some nice rain so the need for Frugal Watering has lessened. Nevertheless, I have put together a page of all the suggestions sent in at
https://www.thefrugallife.com/frugalwatering.html
Frugal Watering
I am so grateful for the many great ideas and suggestions that were sent in.
We have a great exclusive offer for The Frugal Life News subscribers only, take a look below in the “Frugal How To” section.
Lastly, we have someone that needs some direction in cleaning an oven with plastic melted inside. Just go to the “What Is Happening In The Forum” section below and see if you can help out. Remember to post your answers in the forum so we will all have access to your ideas.
As always, we want to welcome our new subscribers and thanks to all of you who have been sharing The Frugal Life News with others!
Frugally yours,
Randal
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Frugal Funerals
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Frugal Funerals
Six years ago, Bob Davis realized he had paid way too much for his fathers funeral. A $20,000 insurance policy just barely covered the costs.
After the dirt had settled, he began to question why it should cost so much to bury a loved one. It seemed that there were no alternatives to being fleeced at the time of need.
The highest priced part of the funeral was the casket itself. $10,000 for a metal box was crazy. You wouldn’t pay that much for a refrigerator about the same size, and you get a lot more with it. Thinking back to his childhood, Bob remembered that his Grandfather was in the funeral business, and he remembered how they marked everything up thousands of dollars because you couldn’t get caskets anywhere else. People had no choice.
Bob decided to open retail stores where people could come without the pressure of the funeral home or the guilt being pushed on them to buy “The last thing you can buy for your Mother.”
In trying to open his first store, he found that he was dealing with a very secret society, the Funeral Industry. They don’t want people to be able to shop around for their goods and services. People might get wise to what’s happening. The less you know the better for them. Don’t ask any questions.
According to Federal Law, you can buy your funeral merchandise wherever you choose. But where? Another Funeral Home??
So, Bob opened the first Casket store, where he sells caskets, headstones and other funeral goods at very low, reasonable prices.
Now folks had a choice. Same goods, lower prices. Much lower prices. Folks could save thousands.
Read “8 Street-Wise Funeral Tips” to help you get through an emotional and financially difficult time of your life at Bob’s site:
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Frugal Gardening
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When your bamboo rake starts looking seriously gap-toothed because of broken tines, save the best section, cut -All away the rest, and voila! You’ll have a custom rake to use in tight quarters between perennials.
This idea comes from The Frugal Gardener by Catriona Tudor Erler.
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Frugal How-To From The Frugal Mind
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Ways to Save by Recycling Old Clothing
1. Remove and reverse overly-worn or frayed collars. If you don’t consult a seamstress and compare the cost of reversing such collars with the cost of new garments. The difference could be substantial. By reversing the collars, you could get additional wear from the garments.
2. When sweaters have stretched at the bottom of the sleeves, put elastic in these areas to restore a proper fit. This is cheaper than buying new sweaters.
3. If the lapels on a coat or jacket are too wide to be “in style,” cut or have them cut down to an acceptable size. The cost will be much less than that for a new coat or jacket.
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Frugal Travel
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Frugal Vacations – Saving Dimes While on Vacation
Here are some saving dimes tips that allow you to enjoy your vacation without spending an abundant amount of money.
Plan Ahead – Plan your vacation in advance. Know how much you can afford and how much you are willing to spend. Then you can plan when and where to go and what to do once you’re there.
Don’t Buy Expensive Travel Guides – Do research on the web; you’ll be saving dimes opposed to spending money on travel guides and maps that you may only use once.
Cash Withdrawals – For your vacation try to take out money before you leave on vacation or in large amounts once you reach your destination so you will be saving dimes on withdrawal fees if you aren’t using your bank ATM.
Avoid Traveling During Hot Seasons – If you want to go somewhere warm, go during their off-season, and avoid the weekends. For example, Florida is warm almost all year round but its peak season is the summer when kids are out of school, so wait for your children’s Christmas break or yours, where the temperature will be cooler but you wont be fighting the crowds at theme parks and attractions.
Stay Flexible – When planning your vacation try to stay flexible on . . .
For more great tips go here
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Frugal Pets
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Herbal Heartworm Program and Prevention
Robin Sockness works with pet owners with an individualized program and has currently worked with over 700 dogs. Herbs are safer and less expensive so it’s a win-win situation for all. Prevention programs available.
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Pet Information, Links and Natural Foods
Healthy Pet Corner provides lots of information and links for dogs, cats, birds, horses, rabbits, and reptiles.
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Healthy Pet Corner
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Frugal Tips From Our Subscribers
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Need Boot Shapers?
Take plastic bags you get newspapers in and fill them with the packing peanuts you get with shipments. Use a twistie tie and you have a recycled boot form for tall boots. To be sure they fit “your” boots, fill then with the bag in the boot.
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Frugal Learning
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What’s Going On In The Forum
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Maybe you can help these folks out with a few suggestions? Or post some of your own questions. Log-in to Post Here’s the link:
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Questions Needing Answers At The Forum
Cleaning Forum
1. Does anyone know of any natural steam cleaning solution? I appreciate any info… Thanks
2. HELP! I preheated my oven to bake dinner one night, without looking in it first. There were dishes in it. Pots would’ve been fine-but these were PLASTIC BOWLS. (They were ‘hidden’ in a hurry and forgotten about!) After putting out the obvious fire that occurred, I had to let the oven cool a long while. Since cooled plastic hardens…here I am for help! The melted plastic got on the wire rack, oven base, and part of the heating element below. I can’t bake again until I can get it ALL out, or it will smoke the room. The oven isn’t self cleaning; It’s older but good enough to still use. We’re tired of eating out! My husband and I are stumped. Is there a man/woman out there with an answer? We hope so! Thanks for helping!
Cooking Forum
1. Hi, If potatoes don’t freeze well, why is it that there are so many kinds of pre-prepared, frozen potatoes that you can buy? I’m thinking of French fries, that kind of thing? The reason I ask is that since I live in a humid climate, I end up having potatoes go bad fairly quickly, so I can’t buy them in a large bag. Any suggestions? Di
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