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    401K's?

    I had to cash out my 401K when I lost my job because we would not be having Public Aid or food stamps or cash assistance because they consider as "assets". So I used it to pay for a nice used van, down payment on a new house and renovate the kitchen. Yes the taxes are almost HALF of my 401K...
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    Home made laundry soap

    Tried it on my four loads of clothes and yep, it got it clean! Smelled good too! Now its up to us to wear them and see if they produce static LOL! I could not believe how dirty the water was when it was going thru the first spin cycle while other times, store bought detergents didnt nearly get...
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    Home made laundry soap

    Would be nice if we can wash dishes by hand that way! I dont have a dishwasher.....dont have the size of a kitchen to have one....gallery style! I would like to use a bit of bleach on it too. I use dishwash soap for handsoaps as well. I will be trying my first load of towels on that new stuff...
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    ILLINOIS!

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    Home made laundry soap

    Does this laundry soap bleeds colors out of the clothes....like vivid red shirts ended up blah red or pink shirts? I didnt want to use it if they will bleach or fade colors on clothes..
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    Make-Your-Own mixes

    Powdered eggs and powdered milk might just do the job! Now I gotta find the recipe, for sure!
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    Turning old into new

    Use an old stove overhead vent/light metal thing for brooders. Just prop it up with some heavy concrete blocks for baby chicks to get underneath it. The vent fan didnt work just the light. Sorry it will not work for red brooder lights since it is too big unless you can make the socket face...
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    Make-Your-Own mixes

    Anyone got pancake mix recipe that I can just add water? Its getting expensive buying those just add water pancake mixes in a jug for camping.
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    Home made laundry soap

    Would food processor work in grating the soap? I, too, was wondering how to finely grate soap since I have a blender, mini food processor and good ol cheese grater.
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    quick pickles

    Since I got one brand of pickles that I love the taste of but can you "recycle" the juice for your own canning pickles???????????? Not sure if it is safe or the taste will be awful due to the cooking process.
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    The Many Uses of Breastmilk

    I find this very interesting! Never thought about using breast milk in recipes. I was BF my daughter and out of the curiousity, I had to taste to find out. It was like unsweeted yogurt taste but DD loves it! Sometimes I wished I would have breast fed a little bit longer than six months but DD...
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    Home made laundry soap

    Thanks!
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    Frugal curtains

    Some of us dont sew so those clip on posts would do us a pinch and whats better, you can change the colors or needed to clean them up by unclipping them and throw them in washer. Great ideas!
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    Home made laundry soap

    No we dont have a HyVee store near here.. the closest one would be Canton, IL Thanks will try that pool stuff....measurements the same or less the amount?
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    ILLINOIS!

    Hello folks! Been around the BYC forum for a good while and now to come in here is like a breath of fresh air! Located in Decatur, IL!
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    Home made laundry soap

    I have a very hard time finding washing soda at Wally World...is there any other stores I can try? Or a nice subsitute for washing soda?
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