Thursday, July 1, 2010

Tips to Help Save Money and Make Your Life Easier



You can save time and money and make your life easier with these helpful websites and general life tips:



  • If you are looking for a specific item and you want to save time by finding out who is cheaper, ebay.com or Amazon.com, then go to: Q-Compare.com. It is a dual search engine so it will check both out for you.

  • Want to remove stains from your summer whites? Then go to: Web.Extension.Illinois.edu/stain/index.cfm Here you will find step by step instruction for removing hundereds of stains from all types of fabrics.


  • Planning on traveling by air this summer? Check out this site for airline coupon codes for travel booking sites: RetailMeNot.com/coupons/airlines


  • Do you hate waiting until the movie trailers or ads are over before your DVD movie starts? Well here is a tip that may help. If the DVD blocks you from using the fast forward button, then as soon as the trailers start, press the stop button twice, then press play. In most cases, this will take you right to your movie.


  • Sleeping less makes you hungry, while sleeping at least 7 to 8 hours a night can help you lose weight. A report from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, states that people who only get four hours of sleep eat 22% more calories the next day than they do after sleeping eight hours.


  • To save time and money at the grocery store, go to: MyGroceryDeals.com before you leave to see exactly what's on sale and where in local stores. All you have to do is enter the zip code.


  • If you have a rusty kitchen utensil that you don't want to get rid of, then try this trick to remove the rust. Grab an onion and move the utensil in and out of it a few times. The sulfenic acid within the onion breaks down the rust so it flakes away, leaving your utensil rust free.

  • No time or money for those expensive teeth whiteners? Then try this trick to get similar results. Brush your teeth with a mixture of baking soda and a few drops of hydrogen peroxide. Most stain removing toothpastes are formulated with hydrogen peroxide.


  • Cut your ironing time in half by placing a piece of aluminum foil shiny side up under the garment your're ironing. The heat will reflect upward so you can iron both sides simultaneously.


  • Do you keep a box of baking soda in your refrigerator to keep it fresh? Well here's a tip to save space and still soak up odors...soak a cottonball in vanilla extract and place in your refrigerator. It will take up less space and still remove odors.

  • To listen to a downloadable audio book for free go to: TheMoth.org/podcast

  • To find free events and classes all summer go to: PublicLibraries.com

  • Free Faxing at: faxzero.com

  • Free online appointment scheduling software for your small business at: genbook.com


  • Free Food Diary to track everything about your food consumption at: MedHelp.org/land/fooddiary

  • Free online language courses from the world's largest language learning community at: livemocha.com

  • Free download for Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans and more with this safe and very effective program at: superantispyware.com

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

These are great tips on saving money! I'm always looking for ideas to budget my money even more! Thanks for sharing!

ibhappyru2 said...

You are very welcome!