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Monday, 23 March 2009

Hope for Jobless?
Topic: LIFE

Sorry, I have no quick fix here. You can how ever think of news way's to make money, or change careers. ........lol, no time like the present for that! Also as most of us have had to do, life style change....big time! It's not so bad. You just become a professional bargain hunter! It is a challenge that can be a fun game. If you really look around your home and take a good look at yourself, there are changes that are quick and easy changes you can make.

There are the big ones, stay in more, have people over....make it a bring a dish, exchange recipes! Car pool when ever you can. I know it might be hard but cut back your cable to expanded basic or just basic. The less channels, the less money. Find way's to make gift's even if it's baked good... I myself love getting those! Go natural this summer and grow your veggies and herbs, make it a family project! You can start seeds now and they are cheaper than starter plant's! Household cleaners are expensive! The good old vinegar and water with just touch (small) of dish soap get's any glass surface sparkly!

Wash your car at home, like when you were a kid! I still think's fun on a hot day. Also, with a simple pair of maps, you can learn (ladies) how to change your oil. Changing your oil can save you on a average a few HUNDRED bucks a year, for about 20 minutes of your time. Can eminence is not rocket science, look it up online! I have learned how to change simple part's and saved THOUSANDS. Even with today's car's, things like a battery change, a starter, tune up....yes you can do it!

In your home, we all now the cheapest thing and one of the biggest bangs for your buck is paint. Let me tell you a tip here. Wal-Mart does not make paint. They contract from other manufactures like Behr, Pratt & Lambert,....so when you buy your Wal-Mart brand paint, you are getting the expensive paint, but for WAY LESS! Wal-Mart and stores like them do not manufacture thier stuff, it's all bought from suppliers. Bedding, household items, furniture. Big Lot's is another huge bargain spot and I do a lot of grocery shopping at a restaurant supply store, like Gordens.

Raves posted by: rantmad.com at 2:57 PM EDT
Updated: Sunday, 5 April 2009 11:14 PM EDT
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Monday, 23 March 2009 - 4:21 PM EDT

Name: "steven Knight"

Everyone is going to have make changes, and like you said change can be good. If everyone tightens down and really keep track of their money, you would be surprised how much you really have wasted in the past! Painting your house or even just a room in your house can make a huge difference! It will also look like you have had a complete room change! In the garden comment, you can also divide and swap platings with your neighbors with plant's that needs thinning out. Or of your plants you have and divide them around your yard to make it look fuller.

I have been on Google doing searches for way's to save, home improvement ideas and coupons. I search for everything I can get my hands on to save a buck! I figure every buck I save, I've earned! Yes, I too cut back on cable, it's no big deal, less time on the couch!

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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 - 1:33 AM EDT

Name: "Karen Alenson"

Hope for the jobless? I'm trying to hang in there. I have also began to look around my house and see what task's I have that are undone. I think this summer I will definitely be staying close to home and maybe re-doing the yard. I got to looking around my own yard and ya know there are a lot of things you can do with splitting my Lilly's and making some raised beds for tomatoes and some other vegetables. I have never canned but it might be a nice thing to learn now. In the winter months when your heat bills go up, you can have a little stock pile of canned vegetables in the pantry.

Another thing I was thinking about is a neighborhood vegetable trade from garden to garden. That way we could all get a better variety of things! All these things sure do ad up! I think in Tiff times people get creative. My Mother said her family did during the depression. You had to make do and create different way's to do things and of course any way to save money. I know that born out of some these creative times we picked up some wonderful inventions and home tips that we still use today.

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Friday, 27 March 2009 - 12:46 AM EDT

Name: "mythicaldreamer"

I am not jobless but I might as well be! I am on SSI/disability. I feel the money crunch too. I had to get rid of cable and get an HD antenna just to get local stations. I watch TV shows and movies for free online. I got rid of ATT and transfered my DSL to wireless and home phone both to Alltel and I save about $30-$40/ month on that. So you just have to realise what is important to you and how you can save money. It is hard but it is the only way to survive nowadays.

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