Now think of the last batch of items you donated. Think of the stories behind each of those items. Many of them were likely impulse buys. You thought you had to have them, and now you literally just dropped them off in trash bags at a thrift store.

If your partner has an over-spending problem, you can help her with that by tagging along on the shopping trip. Budgeting together makes you a stronger couple. And you can talk some sense into your partner about that $200 sweater.

If you’re still using a manual toothbrush, then it’s time to move up to the modern age. Electric toothbrushes can move so much faster than your hand ever possibly could. That results in removing more plaque, which results in fewer cavities, which means fewer (expensive) fillings.

So one person doesn’t have to begrudgingly watch their show on their little laptop screen while the other gets the television. Or, so that sometimes you can watch a show in bed, and sometimes you can watch a show in the living room with friends.

(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — 1) Specialty foods. Regardless of their budget, everyone enjoys a treat. But if your job seeker has been scrimping to pay bills, it’s easy to imagine the finer food products have not been making it into the shopping cart. You can fill this void by making something special yourself, creating a gift […]

(msnbc) — Lori Cunningham, 42, still remembers vividly that fateful Black Friday a few years ago when she lost a bit of her dignity.  She arrived at a closeout retail store called Tuesday Morning in Los Angeles at 6 a.m. and it was so crowded she ended up crawling under a throng of people trying […]

These tips will allow you to create fashion with items you own.