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It’s consignment season

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Every year, when winter is coming to its end and again when summer is coming to its end, I pull out all of the previous season’s clothes and go through them. So now, since it’s almost March, it’s time to drag out all of last year’s summer and fall clothing, and see what fits the [...]

Geeky BIL to the rescue

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Dan wanted new RAM, so he ordered it through his brother, who is so involved with multimedia and computers and televisions and such that he probably dreams of HDMI and CAT6 when he goes to sleep at night. Well, the RAM is DDR2, but apparently the advertising and manuals for his motherboard were misleading, and [...]

The last thing she needs

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My mother is yammering about looking at espresso machines and possibly buying one. Honestly, I don’t think she needs one! My mother already has three smaller coffee machines, including a Senseo and a Mr. Coffee, and on top of that she has this beast of a coffee maker that takes up a good chunk of [...]

It’s tax season!

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It’s tax season! With tax season comes all sorts of interesting deductions, such as energy efficient appliances, donate boat, car donations and more. Speaking of boats and cars… carangel.com is a non-profit agency that accepts used cars and other types of donations. They use these donations to make videos such as the following for children [...]

Medical jewelry

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I think medical jewelry is a great idea. A big fear of mine is something happening to me and rendering me to a point where I could not tell somebody what I needed, or what I couldn’t have. For what it’s worth, I have I pretty bad allergy to Penicillin, I’m A positive, and have [...]

Nanny cams!

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If I ever had a sitter or nanny in my home, you better believe I would make use of a hidden spy camera to see how she conducted herself with my children. I may seem paranoid, but I have seen one two many news broadcasts of children being abused, neglected and even murdered by their [...]

Direct Buy

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I love places that function on using directbuy procedures and practices. In exchange for membership charges, members who belong to the “club” are treated to exclusive discounts and specials on all sorts of products, from the mundane bulk packs of toilet paper at BJ’s or Sam’s Club, to pricey furniture, vacations and even vehicles and [...]