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HOW-TO PACKAGE: Simple solutions for complicated lives
Our fall how-to package focuses on fitness, finance, recycling and more. Includes illustrations and photos on several how-to topics.
There are 48 items in this package.
How to: Reuse bread tabs; Guitar picks, poker chips and other great ideas
Bread tabs pile up quickly, and it's sometimes hard to know what to do with little piece of plastic. Here are our top 9 picks for reusing bread tabs: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Cara Smusiak writes on behalf of Naturally Savvy.com about how to live a more natural, organic and green lifestyle. © 2009, Tribune Media Services.
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How to: Reuse coffee grounds; They're great for a lot more than your garden
A lot of people already know coffee grounds are great for enriching soil with nitrogen, but if your gardens just can't keep up with your coffee habit there are a ton of other great ways to put those grounds to use. Kitty be gone. Keep the neighborhood felines out of your garden by sprinkling a mixture of coffee grounds and orange peels around the edges of plant beds. Ant control.
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Savvy Shopping: How to begin couponing
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 9.8 percent of the average American family’s spending goes toward food. Matthew Cheng, founder and president of eCoupons.com, says that, yes, coupons do take time to find and clip, but the payoff in the end can be well worth it.
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How to: Prepare your boat for the water
Launching a boat in the spring for a new boating season is normally a happy occasion, but some owners get a rude surprise instead, a sinking. "While not widespread, sinkings during re-launch at the dock are easily avoidable," says Bob Adriance, editor of Seaworthy, the magazine of the Boat Owners Association of America.
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How to: Find a job
Even the most hardworking, talented professionals are not immune to the possibility of losing their jobs during an economic downturn. As jobless rates rise and economists forecast more tough times ahead, it’s important to know how to quickly bounce back from sudden unemployment.
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Buying Topic: Choosing a more fuel-efficient passenger car
Fuel economy is on car shoppers' minds these days; a survey conducted earlier this year by AAA Chicago found that gas mileage is the most important factor for people when it comes time to purchase a car. If you place a high priority on fuel economy too, there are some simple steps you can take to get a car that uses less fuel. Go With a Smaller Engine.
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How to: Fend off debt collectors
You owe money, and a debt collector is calling you night and day.
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How to: Be your own boss
Talk about bad timing. Just before Shannon O’Brien left her CEO position, the construction firm where her husband worked went bankrupt. So early in 2008, O’Brien and her husband, Emmet Hayes, both found themselves unemployed. But instead of rushing back to the relative safety of corporate jobs, O’Brien and Hayes decided to parlay their work experience into start-up businesses.
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How to: Deal with a dog bite
Emergency rooms across the country treat more than 1,000 dog bite victims a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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How to: Protect your pet
Is your house pet-proof? _ Plants: If your pet gets into your lilies, azaleas or philodendron, it can spell bad news.
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How to: Avoid kidney stones
HOW TO ... AVOID KIDNEY STONES. These solid masses that form in the kidneys can grow big enough to cause severe pain and even infection as they pass into the urinary tract. Drink lots of water. Lose excess weight. Control diabetes. Be a detective.
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How to: Save on your water bill
Brown grass, swimming pools and water-crazy kids add cents and dollars to your utility bill every summer. Most water-saving techniques are small lifestyle changes. Don't flush trash.
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How to: Protect your pets from house fires
What would you do if your beloved pet were caught in a fire? Each year nearly half-a-million pets are affected by home fires that leave their owners devastated.
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How to: Save at the supermarket
Many supermarkets plan their in-house baking for the busiest hours of the day to entice shoppers by the scents of fresh bread and pies.
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How to: Make a beautiful bouquet on a budget
Want to make beautiful floral arrangements but not sure how? _ Gather far and wide. Florists provide top-quality flowers, but are expensive. _ Snip and bathe. You probably know to snip stems diagonally as soon as you get them home.
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How to: Sing in public and survive
CHICAGO _ Even if you weren't at Wrigley Field that day in May, you may have heard actor Denise Richards' attempt to lead the 7th-inning stretch sing-along.
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5 ways to be a good neighbor
Peering through the blinds, I watched as my neighbor let his dog traipse through another neighbor's yard, dig in the flower beds and relieve himself near the sidewalk. I really didn't think it was that hard to be a good neighbor.
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How to: Do a safe detox
Every three months, Pamela Bryant, 50, stops eating food for at least 10 days to clean the gunk out of her body. The popular liquid detox diet, known as the Master Cleanser, has few nutrients and is ridiculed by most nutrition experts.
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How to: Exercise on a dime
It's easy to plop down $40-$80 a month on a membership to a gym that you may or may not drag yourself to twice a week. 1. Convert a corner of your garage or an unused room in your house to a home gym.
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How to: Buy a used car
Buying a used car to save money is smart _ but don't necessarily trust the history report.
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How to: Host a child's birthday party at home
Weeknight or weekend, one surefire way to save money on a birthday party is to host it at home. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ___ 2009, Chicago Tribune.
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How to: Get your home in shape to sell
Selling your home in today's depressed market might be as ambitious as drumming up positive PR for Britney Spears. So sellers need to fight back, preferably with broom and brush in hand.
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How to: Pay for college the smart way
Before crunching numbers and working out a fine tuned college payment plan, first consider why you want to go in the first place. My peers fresh out of college have no applicable skills, little real world experience, and an "I deserve it attitude".
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What to do if ...
In this economic meltdown, you would have to be wildly rich or downright crazy not to be thinking about contingency plans. WHAT TO DO IF ... Your home goes into foreclosure.
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How to: Learn lessons from Depression-era frugality
While I always poked fun at my grandma's creative use of leftover pickle jars, reuse of styrofoam plates, and water-infused hand soap, she had a point.
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How to: Go green and save
Earth Day is upon us, and so is an ever worsening economy. Simple and effective ways to help the environment and your bottom line: _Drink tap water instead of buying bottled. _Take stock of beauty products you use and try eliminating three of them.
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How to: Upcycle old board games; Make new things from your favorite childhood games
The Monopoly money and half the pieces have gotten lost. When games are no longer playable but are still near and dear to your heart, why not find ways to upcycle the parts you can still find? Here are NaturallySavvy's 5 favorite ways to upcycle board games. Coasters.
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How to: Improve indoor air quality
The Environmental Protection Agency says there are three basic strategies to improve indoor air quality: source control, improved ventilation, and air cleaners. Source control: Usually the most effective way to improve indoor air quality is to eliminate individual sources of pollution or to reduce their emissions.
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How to: Practice energy economy in the kitchen
There's no shortage of information about saving on your energy bill. Cooking habits can have a significant impact on energy efficiency. _ Choose a cooking method that minimizes the area the must be heated. _ Match pan size to the element area.
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Pretty Bride with White Roses
Pretty Bride with White Roses 20; 25 years; 25; 30 years; Caucasian; attractive; beauty; bouquet; bride; dress; event; eye contact; half; length; limousine; marriage; mid; adult man; occasion; one person only; posed; pretty; sitting; smiling; veil...
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Woman with dog
Woman with dog Adult; Alone; Blonde; Canine; Caucasian; Dog; Indoors; Model; One Person; Pet; Royalty Free; Sitting; Woman.
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Desk With Papers and Laptop
Desk With Papers and Laptop computer; desk; documents; eyeglasses; indoors; inside; laptop; nobody; office; papers; paperwork; pen; reports; still life; work.
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People
People. Caucasian; adult; anxiety; businessman; career; eye contact; files; finding; head and shoulders; indoors; inside; job; leaning forward; male; man; middle; aged; mouth; occupation; office; overwhelmed; papers; pencil; person; records; searc...
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Shopping shape illustration
300 dpi Tim Bedison color illustration of women stretching out and lifting shopping-bag weights as they prepare to sprint to holiday shopping.
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How to: Put up wallpaper
Hanging wallpaper is a delicate art. Leon Smith, JustAnswer.com’s home improvement expert, today’s wall coverings can create just about mood. 1. Do your homework. “Hanging wallpaper is a process that requires a very high level of attention to detail,” he explains. 2. Measure and re-measure.
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How to: Cut back on household costs
Running a household may cost more than you think. Stick to a budget. Understand the difference between “need” and “want,” and know what you need before you ever go shopping or contemplate a purchase. Learn what your utilities cost. Turn down the furnace at night. Insulate your attic. Wash clothes with care. Turn off the clothes dryer. Unplug.
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How to: Recession-proof your credit
Maintaining good credit and getting finances under control is more important than ever right now. Do NOT give into bad credit blues or try to avoid your mounting problems. Take charge and get yourself under financial control _ even in a recession.
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How to: Make your computer work faster
Your computer needs TLC if you want to keep it humming and working as fast as possible. There are a number of ways to keep your PC or Mac fine-tuned and devoid of problematic programs or start-up items that can drag on performance.
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How to: Be happy in marriage
1. As a friend of mine said after his first year of marriage: "I finally figured out that the sun will come up tomorrow if we do it her way." 2. If you are going to compete, compete together to have the very best marriage you can have.
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How to: Save big on personal items
MINNEAPOLIS _ When Paula Berge tells acquaintances how much money she saves at CVS, they assume she spends hours and hours racking up the savings. About $200.
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How to: Purchase makeup
Since her first book, "Blue Eyeshadow Should Be Illegal," in 1986, Paula Begoun has been busting beauty myths and fighting false product promises for truth. The 25-year cosmetics-industry veteran has her own product line, Paula's Choice, and her best-selling book "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me" is now in its seventh edition.
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How to: Give yourself a home spa treatment
A free home spa experience is tucked into the family kitchen. Here's the logic: A lot of expensive facial products use fruit acids, honey and olive oil to promote the removal of dead skin and minimization of fine wrinkles. With the following ingredients, I have created home spa treatments for my face and hair. Tomato and citrus fruits.
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Used car sales increase
Charts showing used car sales in the U.S. on the increase, despite tight credit and the economic downturn.
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ILLUSTRATION: Grocery bag
300 dpi Color illustration of grocery bag filled with groceries.
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Layoffs
Kris Rowberry is finding strength in this frustrating job market by tapping into the Holy Grail of his extended family - laughter, witty sarcasm, and bowling together on Tuesday nights.
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ILLUSTRATION: Credit-card guillotine
300 dpi Rick Nease color illustration of guillotine chopping a credit card in half.
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Wisconsin Dells
Water ski performer T.J. Fritz, left, drives the boat as skiers from the Tommy Bartlett Show in Wisconsin Dells practice jumps on Lake Delton, Wisconsin, Monday, June 8, 2009.
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Budget Birthday
Christine Gesme and Debbie Larson dole out cake at Lauren Gesme's fourth birthday party in Chesterfield, Missouri, July 9, 2009.
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