Welcome to February's Frugal Living Tips newsletter.
Christmas is over and the tinsel has been put away for another
year. Now we look forward to spring time again. Horay.
I have been very busy on the website during the last few months.
Christmas doesn't stop me from adding to the site and making it
bigger and better for all of you.
I have been sorting out interviews with experts in various areas
of frugal living to add to the site. I have been adding more recipes
to the cooking section and adding more tips and advice on ways
to save money, or even make maney too. All in all frugal living
tips.com is becoming a site jammed packed with great tips and
advice for every one.
The site is also indebted to all of you who had your own tips
and suggestions to help others live a more frugal lifestyle. There
are many areas of the site for you to submit your own ideas, so
don't be shy, be a part of our great frugal community.
Enjoy this newsletter and I hope you will come and visit us soon
at Frugal-Living-Tips.Com
Best Wishes Kate
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CONTENTS
1. What's New On Frugal Living Tips
2. Tip of The Month - Cold Remedy
3. Competition - Recipe Competition
4. Coupons. - Money Off Coupons
5 Your Money - 5 Budget Ways to Warm Your Decor Through Winter
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1. What's New On Frugal
Living Tips.com
Cash Back Sites
If you are like me and like to make savings when ever possible,
you will love the idea of cash back sites.
I discovered a while back that I could not only shop online at
many of my favourite stores but that I could also get cash back
from my purchases just by going through one of the cashback websites.
Not only this but some of these sites also give you the chance
to win prizes and points by playing games or answering survey
questions.
All in all I find that over a year i can build up quite a nice
little nest egg of cash to spend how I like. It really comes in
handy dat Christmas time too.
Visit
the cashback page here and find out more about
the best three cashback sites I have found and use myself.
Frugal Talk
I have also introduced a place on the website where you can ask
questions you may have about leading a frugal lifestyle or any
other aspect of leading a life less wasteful and expensive.
I will either answer the questions myself or one of the many
visitors to the site will help out with their answer.
The idea is to gather togeather as much of the frugal living
tips and advice out there, being used on a daily basis by the
many thousands of other frugallers (my own word) around the world.
Helping all of us save money and lead more resourceful lives.
So if you want to ask something, come and visit the FRUGAL
TALK page.
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2. Tip Of the Month - Cold Remedy
At this time of year many of us will suffer the dreaded winter
cold. One of the best tips I ever got from My grandma was that
if you drink plenty of fluids and encourage your body to sweat
that it will flush the cold out a lot quicker.
Here is a recipe to help encourage you to sweat.
To make 1 drink
1/8 teasproon cayenne pepper
Juice of 1 lemon
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablet Vitamn C
4fl oz / 115ml hot water
Mix all the ingredients togeather in a cup which already contains
the hot water and sip slowly.
The garlic and pepper will make you sweat. It really doesn't
taste as bad as you may think and when your nose is blocked anyway
your taste buds are much impared. the lemon juice helps to lift
the flavour too.
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3. Competition - Your Recipes
Every
Month we hold a Best recipe of the month competition where you
can win a variety of prizes. This Month the prize is a pair of
reusable dryer balls.
I use these myself and find that it really does
help to reduce the drying time and also makes the washing a litttle
bit more fluffier.
Simply Submit your recipe with any serving suggestions
to us here and we choose a winner every month. All the recipes
will feature on the website.
Click
here to submit Your Recipe
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4. Free Downloadable Coupons
These are just some of the coupons you can download for free
this month. Click on the image to see the full range avaiable.
Please use Internet explorer to view coupons.

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5. Your Money - 5 Budget Ways to Warm Your Decor
Through Winter

by Kathleen Wilson Article from
Dollar Stretcher
Now that the holidays are over, and the decorations are put away,
you may be wondering what now? Remember that Spring is still several
months away, and you're best bet for keeping your rooms inviting
during the dead of winter is to add warmth and comfort. And if
you are like me and don't have a lot of extra cash lying around
after the holiday crunch, use these inexpensive decorating ideas
to make major changes in your rooms, for minor cash.
Rearrange. Create more intimate furniture arrangements, or just
try something new! Move seating to create areas where people can
easily talk, or group them around the fireplace or other focal
point.
Use candles! Candles are relatively inexpensive, and should not
be saved just for special occasions! Group them together, combine
them with plants, or set them in front of a mirror. If you feel
using them too often will cramp your budget, set aside one meal
a week where you ceremoniously use them, such as Sunday dinner.
Place throw blankets casually over chairs and sofas for your
loved ones to cuddle up in. A great way to buy these inexpensively
is to check your fabric store for clearance sales on polar fleece.
Buy 1 to 1 1/2 yards of fabric for each throw, then use scissors
to cut fringe on the two ends. This fabric doesn't fray, comes
in a wide array of patterns and solids, and does not need to be
hemmed or sewn! I bought enough fabric for several throws and
paid less than five dollars for each throw! Oh, and did I mention
it is extremely soft and warm?
Set out well read books on end tables to encourage those in your
home to use those throws. Who can not remember a fond winter's
day cuddled up in a warm sofa with your favorite novel? (Oh, and
you might want to stock your pantry with cocoa and tea, just in
case.)
Layer your fabrics! Add one or two topper fabrics to your tables,
layer several towels over each other in your bath and kitchen,
add a valance to your window treatments. Remember this doesn't
have to be expensive, use leftover fabric from your other projects,
visit your local thrift store, or use unused quilts, coverlets,
sheets, tablecloths, and cloth napkins from your linen closet.
All of these ideas are quick, easy, and inexpensive, and can be
used throughout your rooms. So take a few hours and see how little
changes can create cozy comfort in your own home.
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Kathleen Wilson is the author of Quick Decorating Ideas Under
$20: The Budget Decorator's Bible and editor of The Budget Decorator.
Visit this free ezine at www.TheBudgetDecorator.com for more great
ideas, and for information on ordering her book.
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