Today, Art and Karen talk about growing your own.

 

From Frugallysustainable.com

23 ways to save money

12 things that are less expensive in 2012  

home made cleaners from Mother Earth News

Mrs Meyers cleaners

making your own surface cleaner

3 parts water

1part Vinegar

Dash of dish soap

couple of drops of essential oil (expensive but a few drops go a long way) cuts the vinegar smell.

What you can grow from your food scraps

celery

green onions

garlic

sweet potato

ginger root

Freebies

Wi Fi internet save your cell phone data fees by using free internet available at public libraries, coffee shops and book shops. if you have an iPhone you will get a screen letting you know what is out there not all are locked.

Save your Photos on a free account on a site like Picasa or Flickr. Some services such as rotation of photos and sizing are free. Paid account have additional features.

VistaPrint.com has an offer online for 250 free business cards. Cards for sale are reasonably priced.

Box.net offers 50gigabytes of free on line storage in the cloud.( If you download the smartphone app first)

Dropbox – 2GB with additional 250 MB for recruiting others and special accomplishments

If you are looking for holiday or seasonal freebies search google St Patricks Day Coupons. You will find contests, downloads for kid friendly activities, and free offers.

Gas prices at Gasbuddy.com

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