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1. Set up an apple cider stand on a crisp fall day.
2. Start a gift-wrapping service at the holidays.
3. Sell items from the attic using an on-line auction service.
4. Wear your winter coat one more season–you’ve always loved it, anyway!
5. Set up an automatic paycheck withdrawal for $2 per week.
6. Hold a garage sale.
7. Barter with neighbors or friends for needed household services.
8. Babysit for neighbors.
9. Mow lawns.
10. Post a flyer at the grocery store offering to help people move.
11. Start a spring cleaning service.
12.Walk dogs.
13. Offer seamstress and tailoring services.
14. Sew instead of buying clothes or home accessories.
15. Provide a taxi service for elderly neighbors.
16. Bike to work.
17. Car pool.
18. Use public transportation.
19. Park in the less expensive lots and enjoy the exercise you get from walking!
20. Conserve electricity at home and estimate monthly savings.
21. Find a student (kindergarten through college) who needs a tutor.
22. Cut out candy and snacks; donate what you save on these purchases and dental bills!
23. Take outgrown kids’ clothes to a consignment shop.
24. Take your duds from the ’70s or ’80s to a vintage shop-everything old is new again!
25. Camp instead of staying in hotels on vacation.
26. Give up cable television for a few months–or forever!
27. Pet sit for neighbors who are traveling.
28. Make Saturday “Homemade Pasta Night” instead of dining out.
29. Borrow the latest best-sellers from the library instead of buying them.
30. Give up soft drinks for a whole summer.
31. Take a Thermos of fresh-brewed coffee to work instead of stopping for gourmet brew.
32. For your birthday, ask friends and family to make a gift to Mennonite Board of Missions, Commission on Overseas Mission, Commision on Home Ministries or Ministries Commission, Mennonite Church Canada in your name.
33. Give up your gym membership for the summer and exercise in the fresh air and sunshine.
34. Use coupons when shopping, and donate the savings.
35. Shop at yard sales and thrift stores–you never know when you’ll find a hidden treasure.
36. For large household purchases, look for bargains on-line.
37. Pay off credit card debt so no interest collects.
38. Don’t let water run while brushing teeth and turn out lights when you leave a room.
39. Offer your services as an office temp or substitute teacher.
40. Design Web sites for local families and businesses.
41. Buy cost-cutter brands for staples and household supplies.
42. Email friends and family instead of calling.
43. Make your own gift cards for holidays and birthdays.
44. Wear more “hand-me-downs” instead of buying new clothes.
45. Buy clothes that mix-and-match for each season.
46. Start flowers from seeds instead of buying seedlings.
47. Put on a family or neighborhood talent show and charge admission.
48. Use vinegar and water for a general household cleaning solution and save on expensive products.
49. Collect cans.
50. Study your health insurance policy and discover ways to avoid health care costs.
51. Plant a larger garden and sell vegetables at a roadside stand.
52. Instead of taking friends or clients out to dinner, send a donation in their name.
53. Donate your holiday club account and give homemade gifts this year.
54. Instead of buying a new CD every week, trade with your friends.
55. Scale back your vacation this year, or choose a service project instead.
56. Wait another six months for any major household purchase.
57. Postpone an upgrade to a software application you use.
58. Make a choice: Chocolate or coffee. Movies or eating out. Experience the one you choose more fully and donate your savings.
59. Buy a live plant instead of fresh flowers to decorate your table.
60. Love your looks–give up hair color, permanents, and other things that detract from your natural beauty.
61. Learn calligraphy and make money addressing invitations and lettering announcements.
62. For special family nights, plan on a video and pizza at home instead of dinner and a movie out.
63. Take the kids to the grocery store with you instead of hiring a babysitter.
64. Restrict your use of the cellular phone to emergencies only.
65. Choose eyeglasses with a sun clip instead of buying prescription sunglasses.
66. Wait for summer clothes to go on sale.
67. Be creative with leftovers–use them for work lunches.
68. Find loose change and save it in a coffee can for a year.
69. Bathe the dog yourself and save the groomer’s costs.
70. Do your own house painting this spring instead of hiring a professional.
71. Play tennis on the public courts and save fees.
72. Give up golf for a few weekends and hike in a state park instead.
73. Rake lawns in your neighborhood in the fall.
74. Donate your expense checks from work-related travel.
75. Hold a bake sale.
76. Have friends over for parlor games instead of going out to the theater or a concert.
77. Shovel snow for money.
78. Organize a neighborhood car wash.
79. Sell lemonade on a hot summer day.
80. Take used sporting equipment to resale shops.
81. Buy a frozen pizza and cook it instead of ordering one from a pizza place.
82. Assign a dollar amount to each book or page a family member reads, then donate family earnings.
83. When you order fast food, don’t supersize it! Ask for water instead of a soft drink.
84. Get rid of your lawn service and donate savings.
85. Start a babysitting coop with people from your church or neighborhood, and donate the money you save on sitters.
86. Dust off that bread machine and treat yourself to homebaked bread for pennies.
87. Offer a matching gift to family members who contribute to Mennonite Board of Missions, Commission on Overseas Missions, Commission on Home Ministries or Ministries Commission, Mennonite Church Canada.
88. Check to see if your public health department offers low-cost vaccines.
89. Plan several vegetarian meals each week.
90. Sell your famous preserves or fruitcake to friends looking for holiday gifts.
91. Buy next year’s holiday supplies at day-after sales.
92. Learn how to change the oil in your car.
93. Skip purchasing season football tickets and have friends over to watch the game on TV.
94. Get rid of phone service add-ons–call waiting can wait!
95. Set the thermostat at 65 and snuggle under a blanket.
96. Only go to matinee showings of movies.
97. Choose the cheap seats for concerts and sporting events.
98. Start a resume or word-processing service.
99. Find a housemate.
100. Organize a cycling or running event with people donating a specific amount per mile covered.

For the first time in my life, I’m going to live in a REAL house (after living in a trailer for 18 years!) and this house has quite a lot of lawn that I would like to make into a beautiful garden, like the ones you see in New Orleans, hidden by those French-looking black iron fences, with lots of stone and green.
Except…I don’t know where to start! Can anyone provide me with resources for this kind of garden building, or show me pictures of the kind of garden I’m talking about (I’m actually having quite a difficult time finding some)? I would especially love links to websites that sell this type of material.
Thank you for any help!!!

If I’m “intelligently designed” wouldn’t it have been more intelligent to make my pee smell garden fresh after eating asparagus?

I work but am not able to afford a house by myself.I have had a dog all my life until I divorced.Don’t want another man.They are not as faithful as a dog.Dogs love you no matter what.They do not fall out of love with you.I miss having a garden also.I loved planting and tending to my garden.Maybe someday again I will have that.For now I pray for it

I work but am not able to afford a house by myself.I have had a dog all my life until I divorced.Don’t want another man.They are not as faithful as a dog.Dogs love you no matter what.They do not fall out of love with you.I miss having a garden also.I loved planting and tending to my garden.Maybe someday again I will have that.For now I pray for it

I want to make my mom one of those small garden/park benches for her birthday. She saw one before and she loved it. Its made of all wood, with (I think) wrought iron sides and legs. Its a very simple piece. Im not sure where or how to get the iron pieces though. I have searched online and all I can find is the bigger benches. What Im looking for is the type of bench that maybe children can sit on, but mostly for decoration. Its about 4 feet long at most and maybe 2 feet high? If anybody has any ideas, plans, or sites where I can copy one from I’d really appreciate it! Thanks so much!

I want to make my mom one of those small garden benches for her birthday. She saw one before and she loved it. Its made of all wood with (I think) wrought iron sides and legs. Its a very simple piece. Im not sure where or how to get the iron pieces though. I have searched online and all I can find is the bigger benches. What Im looking for is the type of bench that maybe children can sit on, mostly for decoration. Its about 4 feet long at most and maybe 3 feet high? If anybody has any ideas, plans, or sites where I can copy one from I’d really appreciate it! Thanks so much!

i live in india,the southern part,
hop u all know the climate of ths place,
i was planning to make a garden in my house,,but i hav only very little space,(as the land is scarce in urban areas,)
a very little space in the front of my house,,
so i hav to make maximum use of this space to plant some beutiful flowers or fancy herbs or shrubs,,,
anyways it shud luk beautiful,in addition to it i can plant potted plants also,,so can u all plz suggest me some of the plants,,
n the way to make a new garden,,
will the lawn look beautiful,,wen thr is very little space?
or shud i go for a lawn,,,
suggestions r welcom

my grandma taught me to do these simple scarveshttp://bpod.org/projects/knitting/images…
but where can i learn by video to make these? http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f171/P…http://jaybird-designs.com/shop/images/p…http://www.ilovelowie.com/webgfx/autumnw…
i dont know too much and i’ve tried to learn on the computer but its too confusing ;[

Sure, things like cars and computers are complicated machines, but that’s because the people who design them have to work within certain limits. But why would an omnipotent designer make living things, the earth, and the entire universe so complicated? If an omnipotent and intelligent being had designed everything, wouldn’t everything be easier to use and take care of?
P.S. Since everything was designed and created before the incident in the Garden, don’t try to use the excuse of sin or the need for us to labor to make your case.