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Daily Tip
You can thank the brilliant gals from Smart Cookies for this one....
You're pressed for time and dollars and need to leave a message for a friend, but after hearing them babble on and the enevitable "After you've finished recording, you may hang up or press 1 for more options"- you're just about done. Who has the time or the minutes to waste? Not the Frugalista Life Gal! By pressing the following buttons, you can get exactly to the beep and leave your precious message!
Bell: Press #
Verizon or AT&T: Press *
Sprint: Press 1
Rogers/Fido: Press #
T-Mobile: Press #
Telus/Koodoo: Press #
Thanks to The Smart Cookies for this tid-bit!
After-Holiday Clean Up
Don’t throw away used wrapping paper that still has potential! Besides neatly folding it back for next year’s usage, there are plenty of other ways to utilize wrapping paper to reduce waste, save money and add a little more color to your daily life.
- Spice up your office supplies (wrap colorful wrapping paper around tins, pencils, etc) 
- Shred it and use it as packaging material
- Make book covers
- Frame the prettiest paper for wall art
- Save the rest in your arts & crafts box to use for future projects
Cool tip I found out today: when wrapping gifts, use a small piece of fishing line underneath the piece of tape, leaving small ends on the outside. This allows a smooth, clean unwrapping so the paper can be reused.
Ribbon and tissue paper can also be saved. Have fun! Save the earth. ;) 
Also, if the paper is not salvageable, you can try putting it in with your paper recycling (some towns accept it!)
ReplyDeleteVery true, such a good point. More towns should accept it. :)
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