Tag Archives: clutter

Organized Packing When Moving Helps You Save

Moving to a new home in the near future?  If so, you have a lot of work ahead of you!  In my experience, it really pays to plan early and carefully for the move.  And I cannot stress the importance of packing your things in a neat and organized manner if you want to save [...]

What’s Lurking In Your Closets?

I helped a friend move a few weeks ago. He had a small space but when we were packing up his stuff, we couldn’t believe how much he accumulated and was able to fit in the apartment. While we emptied his cabinets and storage area, he was amazed at what we found.  He constantly commented [...]

Borrow Instead of Buy

As I mentioned in a previous post (titled Bad Weddings, Too Expensive to Attend), weddings, whether bad or good ones, can be expensive not only for the couple getting married but for the guests as well.
This summer I had been invited to three weddings.  Since they are all required different attire, I needed 3 different [...]

Letting Go Of Old Stuff

My boyfriend and I decided that he’d move into my place a couple of years ago.  I have a small two bedroom apartment and we both knew that we both had to go over our stuff and see what needed to be thrown out because not everything we owned collectively would fit into the apartment.
My [...]

ORGANIZE AND SAVE: LIPSTICKS

Ladies, here’s a little experiment that you can do with your lipstick collection that may help you save a little money later on.
First of all, put all your lipstick on a table. Now, let’s grab all that expired make-up and throw it away.  The rule of thumb for make-up is, if your make-up is more [...]