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    Disability

    Even if you are undecided, file now. TN has one of the worst denial rates for disability claims - something like 85% get denied on the first application, and only 6% get approved on appeal. After that, you file for a hearing before a judge which takes about 16-24 months to get and really...
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    Extreme Couponing

    The grocery stores here are starting to limit the number of coupons per order or you have to spend a certain amount to get double coupons. I've also noticed that the manufacturers are printing restrictions on the coupons or requiring that you buy multiples of one item to use the coupon.
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    Ideas for Money Making Projects

    You can advertise on Craigslist for free - just follow their rules and no pet sales permitted, but livestock is OK. I'm in NE TN, so selling eggs here I'm lucky to get $2.00 a dozen. Do you have space and is there any market for starter plants - herbs, veggies or flowers and shrubs? You can use...
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    Ideas needed for six gallon food grade pails

    These buckets come in really handy. I get the buckets free from the bakery at my local grocery store. We use them to store chicken feed and cat and dog food. I just made new chicken feeders and waterers from them last week. I keep one under my kitchen sink for compost scraps. When flour and...
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    What did you do to save $ today?

    Made dog food from saved chicken scraps and carcasses. When we eat chicken, I save all of the bones and scraps in a freezer bag and then cook it in the crock pot, sometimes add leftover rice or veggies - they love it! Baked a "war" cake - no eggs, butter or milk needed - am still 3 days away...
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