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Today I want to thank each of you for your comments while reading my blog. I truly, appreciate very thing written and I read the posts every day. I have to say the comment about decluttering and needing a dumpster was what happened for me also. Although I try hard to recycle especially household... Sign in to see full entry.

Another way to save money is one I had a lot of trouble with at first, however it really works. When the money arrives (pay check, pension check or trust monies, however) pay yourself first. I could not figure how to save money by paying myself first, when there were bills needing to be paid. Here... Sign in to see full entry.

There is a real art to couponing and doing it correctly. First, the organization of coupons is critical. They must be organized for ready access. Coupons need to be used for at least 50% of your total shopping list. Not that a shopping list can be for anything from (most obvious) groceries to... Sign in to see full entry.

One of the biggest ways to save money is sales. It has been a money saver for as long as there have been sales; but today the sales are not necessarily marked by big sale signs, rather by little coupons. Yes coupons are the new sale prices. And there is a method to going to this sale and making it... Sign in to see full entry.

The are many many people the world over who are trying to make ends meet and having a very hard time. This doesn’t pertain to only one geographic area; however it is pertaining to more than half the world population. Much of my career has been spent help others find resources. A great part of these... Sign in to see full entry.

Thank you all for comments and suggestions this week about clutter. While we worked on the subject of clutter, it became apparent there are a lot more underlying problems than just the stacks of stuff all over. There is little we can do for our friends who have a clutter problem. However, we can... Sign in to see full entry.

When it is questionable if the person knows how to clear out the clutter, we want to help. How can we do this without hurting their feelings or causing the loss of a friend; this is a very difficult junction to be at. One way is to pick a small task, say clear of the kitchen counter or the dining... Sign in to see full entry.

Declutter can apply to any part of our lives and we have seen some areas which we did not maybe think of before. Have we thought about the outside of our house? We are talking about outside the walls of our abode. This can be any out buildings, flower beds or automobiles. How about garages or... Sign in to see full entry.

There is a cluttered up part of some of our lives that at first may seem strange to say. However, when the clutter begins to take over, everyone else can see it before we actually do. This clutter is found in our emotions and this time of year is when that clutter becomes the most obvious. This is... Sign in to see full entry.

Declutter can mean more than just the ‘things’ in our homes. It can also mean declutter our lives. Frequently it means to declutter our financial affairs. Many of us keep up with this most of the time, but few of us keep up with this all the time. Let’s look at what we can do to declutter our... Sign in to see full entry.