20 Clever Ways to Make Your Things Last

Here are some great ways to save money by wasting less food, making your clothes last longer, extending the life of your furniture and making your beauty and your cleaning supplies last longer:

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Save Money Using a Solar Oven

Just got my new solar oven a week ago and I am loving it! I’ve cooked in it once or twice a day since receiving it. It’s very easy to use and is powered completely by the sun. I save money I would have spent on electricity to run my kitchen oven and again by not having to run the AC to cool the house back down afterward. This means a lot in Texas in August! I’m also saving by not eating out as much or using expensive convenience foods as much since the solar oven is so easy and fun to use. From electricity savings reports from other solar oven users I should recoup my cost for the oven in less than six months. The oven is built to last 15 years or more.

Sun Oven Solar Oven

Sun Oven Solar Oven


The oven I chose is a Global Sun Oven. It is a little more costly than some other solar ovens but is built to last many years and is very well insulated and seals tightly to reach higher temperatures and keep food warm longer. The oven is very portable and light weight. It weighs 21 pounds and quickly folds down to the size of a small suitcase with a built-in carrying handle.

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12 Secrets Home Burglars Don’t Want You to Know

Imagine coming home from a vacation or at the end of a workday to find your house ransacked and your family heirlooms and other valuables missing.  You feel violated and wonder if the criminals will come back.  Now you must spend hours making insurance claims, filing police reports and trying to replace your belongings.  This doesn’t have to be you.  Knowing how thieves operate can help you outsmart them.

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14 Money-saving Gardening Tips

With the price of groceries steadily rising, vegetable gardening is becoming more popular. Growing your own food can help you keep your food costs down and have more control over the amount of chemicals your family is consuming. Here are a few frugal tips to keep gardening costs low: Read more »

12 Ways to Make Your Clothes Last Longer

The average family of 4 spends $2500 per year on clothing.   Use the following tips on making your clothes last longer and you could save $1000/year or more — Read more »

Cheap and Natural Cleaning Supplies

Forget about buying expensive cleaners made with all sorts of harmful chemicals.   Your household cleaning can be accomplished with a few common inexpensive  ingredients.

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