Last fall I wrote about reusing as many items as possible instead of throwing things away and soon after needing to replace them.  Paper plates are some of the biggest culprits that drain money from the pockets of American families. But there are inexpensive and convenient alternatives. Traditionally I’ve used our everyday dishes for parties, but there were times that I didn’t have enough plates clean and needed to use paper. I’ve almost always used paper cups.  I’ve always intended {Read More}

We all know that kids like to use soap. Even as necessary as it is, it makes me cringe to think of the expense when soap gets wasted in the name of clean.  Many moms have switched to the foaming hand pumps to save money by preventing their kids from overusing it. We’ve always used regular soap pumps because I buy them so cheaply.  A few months ago we got our first foaming hand soap pump as a gift. Right {Read More}