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August 15th, 2006

Can’t afford a rear projection TV? Make one

When you see a projection TV, do you say to yourself “someday, I’ll have one of those”? Why wait when you can create your own rear-projection TV.
Here’s one guy who made one himself. He already has an existing projector so there is no major cost involved. He made use of […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

August 14th, 2006

Top 5 Great Dollar Store Buys

I found this article about the top 5 great dollar store buys at aol.com.   A first thought, you won’t think that you can get something spectacular in Dollar Stores.  What decent thing can you buy with one dollar?
Well, after reading the article,  I think the author makes sense.   One specific example is cleaning supplies.
Most […]

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August 13th, 2006

Energy Saving Competition

Somebody posted a comment in one of my posts. I’m instead putting it on a separate post as it looks something that could be beneficial to simplythrifty’s readers.
Here it is.
Great do-it-yourself article!
I’ve made available nine free conservation science project videos online and am sponsoring an Energy-saving competition. Details are included below:
The first annual Energy-Saving […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

August 13th, 2006

Home Based Translation Service

Starting a business can be done without a big startup expense. One home based business you could probably start is a translation service. If you know one or more foreign languages, then you could start becoming a freelance translator.
You only need a computer, a modem, a fax machine, a phone and several […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

August 12th, 2006

DIY Macro lens - budget photography

If you look at some good macro lenses, your eyes will probably pop out once you learned how much these things cost.
Standard lenses that come with your digital SLR is good for general photography but for macro photography, you need a different lens.
This photo of the tip of a ball point pen was taken using […]

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August 9th, 2006

Target Coupon Codes

Do you shop online at Target? Well, here’s a couple of sites where you can get target coupon codes. You can usually get 10% off with these coupon codes.
Remember, dollars saved is also considered dollars earned.
Here are some of the comments made by people who used these coupons.
Working 07/27/06 […]

By Noel -- 2 comments

August 8th, 2006

Tips for Saving Money During Summer Heat Storm

Temperatures right now are soaring and some people coined the term “heat storm”. I’ve found these very helpful tips for saving money during summer or “heat storm”.

Thermostats should be set at the highest comfortable temperature
Have your heating and or cooling system tuned and inspected by a service professional
Clean or change air […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

August 7th, 2006

Driving with the tailgate down can cost you more

I just saw a segment in Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters where they were testing the effects of driving a pickup truck with the tailgate down vs. driving with the tailgate up.
To test this, what they did is they rented out 2 identical pickup trucks. It carried the same weight, and loaded with a full tank […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

August 7th, 2006

Frugal gift idea - Create a Tie dye shirt

A great gift for birthdays, Christmas, graduation that doesn’t cost much is tie dye. You can create tie dye shirts yourself using just a couple of tools such as white cotton t-shirt, fabric dye, rubber bands, and a bucket.
1. Its best do this outside the house. Put some plastic or […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

August 6th, 2006

Check out the “Open Box” items at Best Buy

One good tip when you are going to buy stuff at Best Buy is to check if there are “returns” on the item you are looking for (say an ipod). Some people return recently purchased items because they found minor scratches, or they decided to buy the high end item, or probably because […]

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