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• Special for Parenthackers: Swap stuff at Zwaggle

  Published: July 23, 2007, 9:03 am

  Tags: 0 01yrs Infant, 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, Getting Organized, Saving Money

  Ryan very thoughtfully included all us Parenthackers in an invitation to use Zwaggle! I haven't tried it myself, but it looks fascinating, especially during summer clear-out mode. Thank you, Ryan! There's a cool website, zwaggle.com, and using points instead of money, it allows you to post and get used kids stuff. We've been able to recycle a

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• Law: Find a good lawyer via the internet

  Published: July 30, 2007, 3:00 pm

  Tags: How To, Law, Legal Documents, Saving Money

  The Wall Street Journal highlights several online tools designed to help regular people find a good lawyer. Alternately, if you can do without a lawyer, the article suggests a few tools that can help you take care of a problem without the help (or cost) of a lawyer. For example, you can handle your own will with software or with the help of a

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• Turn a large plastic storage container into a splashing pool

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:51 pm

  Tags: 0 01yrs Infant, 01 03yrs Toddler, Fun Toys, Habitat, Saving Money

  Fun in the sun, with prolific blogger Sherry: Based on the hack for the water play set, I got inspired and went one step further.  I live in an apartment building and though we have a courtyard, we don't have a private yard.  We also live on the top floor.  I often bemoan our lack of a yard with a pool when it gets hot and

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• How To: Keep your home cool on the cheap

  Published: August 3, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Diy, How To, Saving Money, Summer

  Alice from the Futuregirl Craft Blog keeps cool in the summer with the help of cheap white sheets, emergency mylar blankets, and several strong magnets. She uses these supplies to create reflective shades that she sticks on the windows during really hot days, keeping her apartment cool as a cucumber (albeit in need of some artificial lighting).

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• Shower curtain as changing pad

  Published: August 4, 2007, 2:13 pm

  Tags: 0 01yrs Infant, Gear, Habitat, Poop Pee Potty Etc, Saving Money, Travel Going Out

  Another reason to never buy a changing table! From Sarah: When my first child was born, we had no changing table, or even a changing pad. So I sent my husband to the store for a changing pad, but they were out. Instead, he bought a cheap plastic shower curtain. We cut it up into rectangles about 2x3 feet, and stashed one in the diaper bag, one

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• In Brief: NY Times tech columnist David Pogue says ...

  Published: August 6, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Saving Money, Telephony

  NY Times tech columnist David Pogue says you can take better advantage of free in-service cell phone calls by adding a service label to your phone contacts' names, i.e., "Tom (Sprint)."

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• Personal Finance: Determine your crossover point with the Investment Spreadsheet 2.0

  Published: August 6, 2007, 9:00 pm

  Tags: Financial, Google Spreadsheets, Money, Personal Finance, Planning, Saving Money, Top

  to check out different saving scenarios, making this a great tool for projecting investment schemes that can help motivate you to actually save the money. FU Money Calculator 2.0 template [Google Docs and Spreadsheets via Hackszine]

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• Save Earth,Use Black Google.

  Published: August 7, 2007, 12:38 pm

  Tags: Blackel, Computers, Global Warming, Google Energy, Googling, Saving, Search Engines, Technology

  An Australian web company has launched a search engine that is exactly same as Google. Its names is Blackle (www.blackle.com).

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• Your Goals are not Important!

  Published: August 8, 2007, 3:36 pm

  Tags: Saving, Money, Saving Money, Financingyourfamily Com, Work, Family, Personal, Goals, Motivation, Budgeting

  will. Currently I’m saving up to buy the game SPORE when it comes out. Until I thought about my goals as not important, big purchase, and personal goals were on the top of my list. A few medical issues lately have helped me reevaluate what’s truly important. How do your goals

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• Banking Products: Certificates of Deposit (CDs)

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:43 am

  Tags: Financingyourfamily Com, Banking, Saving Money, Money, Saving, Family

  Once again I would like to point out that I am not endorsing one institution’s Certificates of Deposit over another institution’s. My employer is not paying me to write this post. I really like Certificates of Deposit (hereafter known as CDs). They are a secured investment that will provide interest at a rate that is typically

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• Ten Inexpensive Family Fun Ideas

  Published: August 10, 2007, 7:45 am

  Tags: Financingyourfamily Com, Saving Money, Family, Personal

  What would a family finance site be without some fun things you can do for little or no money? Board Games are a great way to spend time with the family. I like the game “Apples to Apples” because it is simple to set up and VERY funny if you play it right. Toss a ball. Seriously, playing catch with anyone, no matter how old you

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• Putting our Financial House in Order - A Roadmap to a Better Financial Future.

  Published: August 11, 2007, 8:05 am

  Tags: Saving Money, Link Ins, Enterprising People, Saving, Debt, Credit Cards, Goals, Budgeting

  This is a guest post from Jamie over at PaidTwice. She has some good things to say in this article, I suggest you take some notes :) In case you were wondering, I’m at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI. I’ve been thinking and talking about getting out of debt for a long time. Especially about getting out of the

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• What's On Tonight: Kyle XY, Good Eats, Big Love, Californication

  Published: August 13, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: Anthony Bourdain, August 13 2007, August132007, Californication, Hell S Kitchen, Kyle Xy, Monday Night Raw, Saving Grace, Secret Life Of, So You Think You Can Dance, The Closer, Unwrapped, Weeds

  episodes of The Closer and Saving Grace. ESPN2 has more coverage of the Little League World Series at 8. TCM has The Glenn Miller Story at 8. Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8. At 9, ABC has a new Fat March. USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9. Larry King Live has a tribute to Merv Griffin, on CNN at 9.

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• Energy Conservation: Save money and energy with Energy Star @ home

  Published: August 14, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Energy Conservation, Environment, Household, Saving Money, Summer

  Get room-by-room tips for saving money and energy during the dog days of summer with the interactive Energy Star @ home web site. We've seen a lot of the tips suggested by Energy Star @ home before, but this interactive tour offers a great way to analyze and improve your home's energy efficiency one room at a time. Just follow the Launch Energy

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• Featured Firefox Extension: Find coupons for the site you're visiting with Coupon Notifier

  Published: August 14, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Downloads, Featured Firefox Extension, Firefox, Firefox Extensions, Saving Money, Shopping, Top

  Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): The Coupon Notifier Firefox extension monitors what site you're visiting to see if you're shopping at an online store, then automatically lists the latest coupons and special offers available at that merchant. Whenever Coupon Notifier finds offers for the site you're visiting, the Offers statusbar or toolbar button

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