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- Make A Price Book: Power Tool For Supermarket Savings!November 1
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Frugality: a noble value. Trouble is, if you've got a disorganized nature, the frugal life can seem daunting. How do tightwad friends remember all those prices, bargains, shopping bonanzas? Is the warehouse mega-pack a true bargain? When is a sale a sale?Fight back with a powerful weapon from the frugal arsenal: the price book. First publicized by Amy Dacyczyn, author of the Tightwad Gazette book series, a price book is a power tool for tracking prices, products and sales. It's a simple tool to save time, money and supermarket stress.
- Safety Checklist for Time Change SundayOctober 22
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Spring forward, Fall back: Time Change Sunday is on the way! On Sunday, November 2, Daylight Savings Time will end in most of the United States. Setting back the clock gives an extra hour to the day. Time for a seasonal safety check!
As you circle the house, setting clocks back one hour, make time for this short safety checklist. It'll see you into winter months in a safe--and organized--home:
- Clothing Declutter: Who's Living In Your Closet?October 21
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Once again, I mark the coming of autumn with a clothing closet declutter. I wade into the closet and find the boxes of out-of-season clothing. Try everything on, skin itching at the touch of wool when the temperature's 80 degrees. Sort the summer's keepers from items to donate. Look for "holes" and orphans in my autumn wardrobe. Count the upcoming dinners and fund-raisers, and divide them by the number of my cocktail dresses. Try, for the 900th time, to locate some good transitional outfits: cool enough for warm autumn days, but not too summery or too bare.
A closet declutter is more a ritual celebration of the change of seasons. It's a time for reflection, a time to face up to changing identities. Who's living in your clothes closet?
- Ready for Christmas? Christmas Countdown Starts Sunday, October 26!October 20
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Ready or not, here it comes: sister site OrganizedChristmas.com's Christmas Countdown begins on Sunday, October 26! The Christmas Countdown is a free six-week Christmas organizing plan from OrganizedChristmas.Com. By breaking Christmas preparations down into small, easy-to-take steps, the Countdown gives you a holiday headstart for a stress-free Christmas season. Whether it's holiday gifts, entertaining, decor or food, you'll be ready for Christmas with time to spare.
This year, the Christmas Countdown celebrates ten years on the Web! We'll commemorate our 10th birthday with an online celebration, so stay tuned!
- Changing Seasons: Clothes Closet DeclutterOctober 11
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It's the time of the season: summer's heat begins to wane as shorter days, cooler temperatures herald the coming of autumn. What better time to head for those dim, dark, cool closets? A closet clean-out clears the decks for the new season and gives even the most frazzled home manager a feeling of accomplishment.
Whether in the children's closets or in your own, follow these principles for efficient, organized clothing storage: