Renting and Perenial Plants
As a renting gardener there are issues you have to deal with that you don’t
as a homeowner--I talk about these sometimes in this blog. One of the issues is
bigger plants. I love pretty shrubs and trees and such like. I have a hankering
for my own land again--but meanwhile I don’t feel I must give up using pretty
shrubs. What do you do, as a renter when you fall in love with a larger plant?
Can you still have them?
One other thing I made to go with my new Binder coupon organizer is a coupon sorting mat--It is just a big piece of newsprint paper that I divided into the categories I use. I fold it up and keep it in the back pocket of my binder. When I am cutting coupons I sort them on this mat before inserting them into my binder. It makes for a quicker easier process. This is something I've done before, I used to file alphabetically with my old coupon wallet, now I do it by store aisle. I've seen a name brand coupon organizer that uses a similar sorting mat, I didn't copy this idea however I think its just a common sense thing. Mine of course is not so fancy, but its a great homemade 'semi frugal tool'.
Less is Better!
I think I'm at the point where its actually ok to just throw garbage
away. What a shock, I used to collect just about everything--I guess moving 4
times in 4 years has made that seem much less appealing. I'm finally learning to
enjoy a much smaller house, less storage and less clutter.
Ha! should've thought twice though before I gave away my canning gadgets!
Price Per Unit Math
To figure out the cost per unit of an item, follow this simple equation:
Cost of item divided by the # of units = cost per unit.
Once you have a cost per unit for two products using the same basic unit--such as pounds, ounces, cups, grams etc.. you can compare and see which one REALLY is the best deal.
4 comments:
brilliant! thanks for the great idea!
Hi Laurel, thanks! I do think it speeds things up immensely and stores simply and was pretty close to free to make it. :) A 'semi frugal' gem. Mary
I was just thinking you could use a nice, large rectangle of plain light-colored fabric and a Sharpie to mark the rectangles; any scrap will do. Folds easily to put in my coupon binder. I cut them on the bus and sort them when I get home.
that's an excellant idea! Cloth would hold up very well. I only use my paper mat on the kitchen table probably once every couple weeks--as I don't get them all cut and sorted every week- so its still pretty much like new. I fold it up and keep in a pocket in my coupon organizer. cloth would be great though--if you were a sewer you could even make your lines on your sewing machine-maybe zizzag them or something. Or even a patchwork mat. :) I never really gave that all much thought--but I like it. Mary
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