Academic : Family and Consumer Sciences : The house

100% Practical, 100% Specific Financial Advice Everyone Can Use: Exactly What to Do and Exactly How to Do It.  : Specific steps to follow, Web sites to visit, top-value products to choose!; Spend less painlessly , by slashing expenses you really don’t care about; Three-step action plans for everything from college and retirement savings to cellphone service. This book delivers the fast, straight-to-the-point help you need to be smart about every dime you spend and every dime you save!.  . We’re not talking dumpster diving here--or complicated financial strategies that require a Ph.D. to use. Greg Karp gives you simple three-step plans for everything from buying food to cutting debt: exactly what to do and how to do it, including specific numbers to call and specific Web sites to visit. You’ll learn how you can stop wasting money on things you don’t care about, so there’s more left for what you do care about!.  . Other books try to help you make “perfect” financial decisions--but they’re so complicated you’ll never use them. This one shows how to make “good enough” choices right now . You’ll actually use it--and it will transform your financial life!.  . Today, frugal is the name of the game. But you don’t have to take a vow of poverty: You just have to be smarter about how you spend, save, and invest. Sound hard? Not anymore. In The 1-2-3 Plan , top personal finance columnist Greg Karp offers 100% practical, 100% specific financial advice everyone can use...organized into simple three-step plans that tell you exactly what to do and how and where to do it!.  . Discover how to save money by putting your bills on autopilot...which specific brand names to buy in everything from index funds to cellphones...how to improve your credit rating...how to get the right insurance, without wasting money on unnecessary coverage...easier ways to save for college and plan for retir more...

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Learn how to soothe sunburns, dry-clean your dog, and perform other household miracles with baking soda. Want to relieve your stuffy nose? Make your musty old books smell better? Kill roaches without pesticide? You can do it all with baking soda, and this updated edition of Baking Soda Bonanza shows you how! Cheap, ecologically sound, and more effective than most household cleaners, baking soda can be used to fix all sorts of household problems, from baking the perfect muffins to soothing bee stings to clearing out clogged drains. With a history of baking soda and many popular recipes for baking included, this is a book every household should have. more...

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In today’s uncertain economy, if using a little buying savvy can get you small- or even big-ticket items at a cheaper price, can you afford not to do it? Now, with this handy, accessible guide, Rick Doble–a veritable king of haggling–and consumer expert Tom Philbin share the secrets to paying less on a variety of products and services, from cars, cellphones, and food to home improvement and banking. more...

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This book is designed to help you to maintain a clean home, and to do so cheerfully and without undue effort. When accidents happen, the sections on stain removal will provide easy to follow solutions. The tips and advice will work for you if you have just moved into your first home and so are new to cleaning. more...

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Do you own your stuff—or does it own you?. Whether someone lives in a mansion or a studio, drives an SUV or a MiniCooper—stuff often builds up into an endless stream of clutter, taking over living spaces and complicating lives. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience organizing living and work spaces, renowned organizing expert Regina Leeds has the solution for conquering clutter in every room of one’s house, along with in one’s office, car, and garage. —Short, easy-to-use format. —Quick and easy steps for evaluating and organizing your possessions. —Unique room-by-room approach. —Tips on maintaining a clutter-free space—forever. —Includes a complete list of resources more...

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