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    Working for salary vs hourly?

    I was switched to salary a few years ago. I, too, was really afraid that I would be taken advantage of. My salary is based on working X,XXX number of hours per year. I have been very close to that base expectation. Certain times of the year I work more and others less. So some weeks I do feel...
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    What was breakfast this morning??

    yogurt with homemade triple berry jam, string cheese and never did get to the pb&j.
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    Well my SS family.....

    You can make diapers really on the cheap from old t-shirts. I did this for my sister. She bought a few diaper covers, but the diapers were next to nothing.
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    Tax Time Help

    You should be receiving a 1099R form with the gross amount, taxable amount and income tax withholding. You would report the gross income on 16a and the taxable portion on 16b. The withholding would go on line 62 with any other federal withholding you have. Hope that helps. Edited to say this...
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    What did you get???

    I received 4 pks of canning jars, several boxes of canning lids, a storage shelf, some cast iron bread pans and a victorio strainer. It was an awesome christmas. too bad I won't be "playing" with most of my toys until summer.
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    Ideas for adding a few hundred $ in your pocket.

    If you have any "outlet" type stores in your area, you maybe able to buy cheap, discontinued or "retired" items and resell on ebay. I do this with stores in our area. Especially this time of year (holidays) I make a nice little extra income. I would recommend researching before you buy and bunch...
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    Sttttttrrrreeettcch IT...

    Before online shopping, I usually check evrewards.com. It lists all the cash back sites that offer savings for any given store. I belong to many cash back sites to maximize the % coming back to me. edited for spelling
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    What did you do to save $ today?

    No snow in my area yet. Farther north they have had some.
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    Scented vinegar for laundry

    thank you
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    Scented vinegar for laundry

    I'm curious as to what you clean with the vinegar/orange oil cleaner besides adding to vinegar for fabric softner?
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    Scented vinegar for laundry

    I love the idea of the orange peels. Thanks for the tip!
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    Duh... Rainwater ETA New Question!

    My great aunt always said to use rain water to wash hair too. She said it left her hair soft as well.
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    Anyone hand wash their clothes?

    I found a commercial salad spinner at a thrift store this week. $10! I told hubby I wanted to wash clothes by hand and use that to spin the water out. He just looked at me like I'm off my rocker (again). :D
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    60 ways to live life better....

    Great list. I just may keep a copy of that up somewhere. Thanks for sharing.
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    What's the price of turkeys in your area?

    Best price I saw was $.57/lb with a $25 purchase. I didn't get one. I was hoping for a better deal.
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    Hey ya'll from south GA

    Welcome!:frow I'm from WI, went through GA once. Nice area.
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    Where did everyone go?

    I agree its been kinda lame around here. I sure do miss those folks posts. I don't know anything about what happened, because I've been more of a lurker, but was suspecting something like that occurred.
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    Cheese cloth

    Our Joann's has cheese cloth. I had to ask for it. It wasn't in the utility fabric row where I thought it would be. I had to ask for it. It was pre cut/pre packaged in the notions area, I think.
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    Pineapple Jam or Marmalade - recipe?

    Thanks Moolie. I love that site. I'll give one of those a try.
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    Pineapple Jam or Marmalade - recipe?

    Does anyone have a recipe for pineapple jam or marmalade that they would be willing to share? Thank you.
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