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Envelope recycling

Published in May 29th, 2023
Posted by in How to
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Here is a chance to take advantage of some economic inefficiency: Recycle your envelopes. DW and I used to sell used books and recycling the padded envelopes which I got from buying other used books is really a no-brainer when padded envelopes easily cost north of $0.75. Some used book sellers would even take the […]

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Pilaf: To really slash your grocery budget

Published in May 28th, 2023
Posted by in Health, How to, Strategy
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I read once in Luxury Fever that it’s quite possible to get used to eating the same meal three times a day, day in and day out. As long as a diet is well-balanced, there’s no harm in repetition. I bet the reason that people are told to eat a varied diet is similar to […]

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Pandora and the box of unknown wants

Published in May 27th, 2023
Posted by in How to
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If you have a high speed (DSL or faster) internet connection and you like music but find yourself frustrated with radio stations playing the same music over and over again head over to Pandora. Pandora has a team of musicians analyzing songs for tone, sound, tonality, etc. I believe they call it the DNA of […]

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