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Now that both Mister and Teen Son are shaving (with 2 more male faces growing up towards that event) I would like to reduce our expense and waste of those plastic disposable razors. Not going back to a straight-edge razor, and also not those replaceable cartridges with the double or triple...

I'm looking for a better way to manage collecting compostable kitchen scraps to take to the compost pile. There's no room under the sink and I don't want to keep a crock on the counter. The compost pile is too many steps away from the back door to run out with every used tea bag. And it's...

There are 5 heads of hair in my household, myself (thin & long), Mister (thin but still full), and 3 boys. None of us need anything fancy in the way of shampoo & conditioner, right now we just use the basic Suave in all its different fragrences. I get it because it is the most economical...

Trash picking. Garbage grabbing. Dumpster diving. Gleaning. Roadside rescue. Landfill liberation. Treasure hunting. What do you call it? What attitudes have you encountered about it? And how do you feel about it? I figure most of us on this particular forum feel great about it and have...

You know the type, sold in jars containing just peanuts and a bit of salt. The oil always separates and rises to the top, and must be mixed back into the ground peanuts before using. I've been eating this type of peanut butter for 35 years now, starting back in the day when you could only find...

I've been wanting to make a basic sturdy wood A-frame swingset with at least 3 swings for my boys for a long time. I have 5 4X4 posts that are 8' long and finally got some gift $$$ to buy the rest. I plan to order some metal brackets from Lowes, the genuine ones designed for use with...

For my household, I don't think an extra freezer would be worth the expense it would require in initial purchase price and the electricity needed to keep it running. In addition to the real possibility each summer of having the power knocked out by a hurricane for days/weeks, and then having to...