So my once a week is a little behind. We went "very green" and went camping for a few weeks. No Internet so we weren't able to post. So I'll rephrase it to as often as I can, our goal is once a week.

So here's our next tip. I get this awesome newsletter in my inbox every week. Some of the tips are odd, but some like this one is quite useful.

"Here, for your recycling pleasure, are just a few tips that have washed up on my desk recently:

STORING SCARVES. Use the plastic rings that are attached to a six-pack of soda to organize your scarves. Hang the entire plastic ring intact, over a hook on a clothes hanger. Pull your scarves through the rings so they hang loosely, wrinkle-free. Sue, Massachusetts

CARPET THE GARDEN. We have a mole problem in our neighborhood and the critters get into everything, leaving lovely mole-hills all over our lawn! My neighbor placed old pieces of carpet, fuzzy side down, on the bottom of his garden boxes with the dirt on top. It works great because moles dig but they don’t chew. In 15 years, he has never had moles munching on his veggies. We are planning to replace the carpet in our sons’ room with laminate and now we have a use for the old carpet. Katrina, British Columbia, Canada

Got a unique way that you use “this” for “that?” Send your ideas to me, mary@everydaycheapskate.com. "

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