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My daughter has two pair of jeans that have ripped at the corners of the back pockets. The unfortunate result is that you can see her panties like a pair of snake eyes. Does anyone have any ideas on how to mend or patch? My sewing skills are pretty limited (actually they suck) but I do have...

My dog has one eye that is a little swollen with some clear liquid coming out. It's NOT bad enough to warrant a vet visit yet ( and frankly I'm hoping it never gets there. I can ill afford that right now) I did some warm compresses which seemed to feel good. She leaned into them and did her...

Just to continue with our using it up, wearing it out theme, I have been thinking about how to make the best use of some food odds and ends. The dregs in the cereal box are pretty good stirred into basic cookie batter. We made Special K-coconut-yellow raisin cookies that were yum-yum. Today I...

So I went into work this morning. Come to find out a few people have been laid off. Fortunately I am ok for now. But I don't know what will happen over the next few months :fl So I am looking to pinch even more pennies than ever before. I want to put as much of my paycheck in the bank as I...

We had a mini test of our emergency preparedness. We had a snow and ice storm that gave us two feet of snow and about an inch of ice somewhere in the middle. Our power was out for a couple of days. I was fine on food. Haven't been back to the store yet (2 weeks later) even though all is...

Does anyone have a recipe for play dough? My kids are really too old for it but they still like to play with it sometimes. I really don't want to go out and buy any though. Thanks!

Our gas heating bills nearly did us in last winter, so I switched their "level pay" plan where they average your previous years usage. I pay the same amount every month, and then they read your meter twice a year and you pay the difference. Since then I've been line drying clothes whenever...

I managed to snap his picture with my cell phone before I chased him out the back door with a broom and bath towel. Here's the perp: Poor little guy was scared to death. My cat and dog were determined to have him for lunch. I can't figure out how on earth he got in. Every door and window...

Another thread briefly touched on procrastination. For some reason I am cruising on this forum instead of doing the stuff I am supposed to be doing. Instead of holding you all responsible,(because you are much more interesting than the stuff I am supposed to be doing) I am going to post a...

Preheat oven to 350 Mix in large bowl with electric mixer until smooth: 3 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups pumpkin puree (I think any winter squash or even sweet potato would work...

I can't quite call this my "self sufficiency" journal-right now it feels like I am a long ways away. But in the spirit of fun and all I will answer Nifty's questions! (would love to know who came up with all of these) 01. Name? Mary 02. Gender? Female 03. Disneyworld or Disneyland? Only...

Does anyone know what would make the pipes in your house chatter, or make a kind of banging sound when the water is on full tilt? Any ideas on how to fix it? Thanks :)

I just started working again after 12 years as a SAHM. Sadly I had trouble getting dinner on the table BEFORE I got this job. Now I'm in big trouble. I need to get much more use out of my Crock Pot. All I make in it now is beef stew and spaghetti and meatballs. Please post your tried and...

The dishwasher that came with the house ARRRGH! The "buttons" for different cycles were breaking one by one, first it was just the "regular", no problem we just ran it on "power scrub", and so on but now we're down to "quick rinse" and that's it. So I took it apart (as I always do, with mixed...

I'm interested to know where peoples boundaries are when it comes to their kids and buying them stuff. I was raised in an extremely frugal household, but in an affluent area. For example, my sister and I were the sixth and seventh user of all clothes we had (we were the youngest cousins.) And...