By Jennifer Derrick
With the prices of everything skyrocketing, making your own cleaning products can be an easy way to save money. In addition to saving money, most are non-toxic, environmentally friendly, and safe for use around pets and children. They take very little time to make, so they don’t add to the workload. I […]

By Shannon Christman
Last year I read an article in Redbook declaring that mothers should hire people to do some of their household work and errands for them. The article made the popular argument that if you can hire someone to do your housework for less than what you make doing something else, you shouldn’t waste […]

By Ann Hartter
Mmm.. Organizational shows: watch and drool. Suddenly you find yourself grasped by the impulse to tidy your tiny world. Most of us realize that a a cluttered life can cost us money, but how can an uncluttered home put a hole in your purse?
Organization is a window into a world, a […]

By Ann Hartter
At some point, we’ve all done it: during the middle of a move or the week of finals. Somehow, everything gets shuffled. Some of us make it a way of life. But something not very many people consider is how fiscally irresponsible it is to live surrounded by clutter.
The obvious sums spent […]

By Shannon Christman
I am awed by those perfectly neat houses I see in magazines. I appreciate their aesthetics, and I have even been tempted a few times to go out and buy the organizing tools recommended for creating such a space-efficient closet or refrigerator. But then I think, “None of those compartments would […]

It’s that time of year again when it’s time to do a spring cleaning of your house. Before you take out the trash can and throw out everything you no longer need, consider these options that can earn you a bit of money while also helping out the earth by not adding to the landfills:

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My wife loves the smell of lemons so she incorporates them whenever possible to make our house smell lemony. An added benefit is that using lemons instead of store bought house cleaners and fresheners is a lot less expensive and better for the environment. Here are some of many ways she uses lemons around our […]