How to Look Fabulous, Frugally: Part Three

So you have learned what kinds of clothes you need as well as the specific garments that make your now streamlined wardrobe go further ... does dry cleaning cost too much money, but I find taking things to the cleaners and remembering ... fresh longer. And although I hate hanging my clothes out to dry, doing so keeps them in much better [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 10:00:01

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Business Model Drives Security

Gunnar Petersen (What's Your Business Model?) quotes Ian Grigg (What's Missing in Security: Business - see footnote) ... liability for a dry-cleaner is based on the likely cost of replacing any damaged item, rather than just the cost of the dry-cleaning service.But the asset perspective is not the only way of thinking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:58:00

Refresh'n Dryer Towel

The Refresh'n Dryer Towel is a VERY cool product. It is a chemical free, eco-friendly, recyclable version of Dryel. Product Description (taken from Amazon.com) One Refresh'n Dryer Towel will save you $365 on your dry cleaning costs ... without the need for washing. Non-toxic, chemical free, and reusable up to 25 times, recyclable [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 21:26:38

Mens Fashion…stylish topcoats are practical, too!

A few weeks ago, my eyes went wide as I spied a handsome full-length topcoat, dangling on a hanger at a bargain-basement price! ... maintenance end, what with dry cleaning costs and extra caution required to avoid nasty spills [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:05:34

How to Change a Dress Code Policy—in 24 Hours

Often, decision-making in corporations crawls along at a snail’s pace. Or so it seems ... at their discretion would do both. It would certainly reduce dry cleaning costs for most staffers, and it would [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 11:06:34

Weekend money report

The reason I didn't spend much this week is because DH paid for everything. Here's what I spent: $8 Dry cleaning$1 ... , but those seem to cost $300-$500 and who knows how it had been cared for. There could be serious [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:02:00

Newspaper Chasers

Opinion Research Corporation has just announced a poll which tells us that 77% of Americans blame the media for making the economic crisis worse ... who ran the dry cleaning store in the Great Pants Suit. The “win” cost them $64,000 in attorney’s fees. (Generous donors held a fund-raiser and covered this cost, but would anyone do that for The New [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:03:58

The Two-Income Trap

There’s still a lot of life happening but it’s time to blog again ... middle-class families are seeking bankruptcy protection at such high rates. The first of many startling ... , internet access, cell phone), those costs are mostly offset by reductions in things like dry cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:47:43

Smart shoppers

Smart shoppers Posted by admin on December 25, 2008 at 8:15 pm Smart shoppers 101: Five terrifically easy ways to tame that budget! ... of the dry cleaners, try home dry cleaning kits for good results and big savings. 3.Ardent smart ... six weeks. Use coupons and rain checks to save even more. 2.Clothing costs can add up quickly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 04:15:09

Couple Sues Hotel After Sprinkler Ruins Ceremony

When Brookyln couple Svetlana and Yuriy Orishchenko wed on August 9th 2008, ... by lightning, and says he offered to compensate the couple for their trouble and to pick up the dry cleaning bill for anyone who attended. The wedding cost the couple close to $20,000, but the lawsuit they filed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:30:31

The iPhone Hotel

Fashionfunky writes up The Malibu Beach inn which is iPhone-friendly ... a wake up call, request dry cleaning, extra blankets or replace forgotten toothbrushes, check ... is on tap, too. Cost to the hotel is about $10 per room. quotesmarksleft.jpg Add this this entry [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 17:14:58

Clutching at straws: Tools for eco-friendly sipping

I've never been a fan of straws -- due to vanity, not concerns for the environment ... trade business in Laos called Kopnoi, these straws do have one major downside: The cleaning process ... then lay to dry. The set of twelve, complete with a handwoven cotton bag, costs $16.95 at Global [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:41:27

The Scuttlebutt on Blair House

From the time I first heard about the Obamas not being able to utilize Blair House, I’ve found the entire fiasco infuriating ... , four dining rooms, kitchen facilities, laundry and dry cleaning facilities, an exercise room ... of the less than trailer trash Bushes, as well as the additional cost to the American taxpayers by having [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:20:08

Costume Hire

When people think of Fancy Dress they tend to think first of renting a costume, after all its a one night affair and they don’t need one to keep ... 4. Dry Cleaning is expensive 5. Every costume returned has to be manually checked for damages ... : 1. Costume Rental Companies have much higher running costs 2. They tend to rent out costumes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:52:34

Costume Hire

When people think of Fancy Dress they tend to think first of renting a costume, after all its a one night affair and they don’t need one to keep ... 4. Dry Cleaning is expensive 5. Every costume returned has to be manually checked for damages each ... : 1. Costume Rental Companies have much higher running costs 2. They tend to rent out costumes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:52:34

Batik--Water Soluble and Low Cost

It's been a long time since I got out the fiber dyes...I'd like to get back to it. A new (to me) ... , but if you need to really get every last bit of wax resist out of your project, dry-cleaning chemicals are the way to go. Here in the country, there are no dry-cleaners, and no shipping or delivery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:07:00

A Different Approach to Laundry

Yesterday even my tolerance of dog hair on the comforter on our bed had run out. Shaking it outside seemed to have little effect. I didn’t want to take it to the dry cleaner’s because it would cost a lot and we would ... me to “la mujer limpiando los vidrios” (the woman cleaning the windows). For $6.25 she started [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 12:59:00

Jeans Just For Curves - GroovyJeans.Com

It’s frustrating to look for new jeans for myself. And this has been going on for years since I was 13 ... my blood and that only happens when it’s fresh from laundry or back from dry cleaning. Because it’ ... or yeah just nice. Ok ok, so whenever I found a perfect jeans, no matter how much it will costs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 07:45:00

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Estranged Wife Says She Needs $53,000 A Week To Survive

Let’s get this out of the way right off. Yeah, I’m jealous. I want $53,000 a week, too. There. Now, moving right along.... Holy matrimony, Batman! ... care ($1,000), dry cleaning ($650), flowers ($600) and a trainer ($250). A personal assistant ... for restaurants and entertainment? 8 grand a week for travel? Where does she go in a week that costs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 21:25:18

The iPhone Hotel: Check In, Tune Out, Room Service

A California Inn is dubbing itself the world’s first “iPhone hotel ... to hotel services: order room service, set a wake up call, request dry cleaning, extra blankets ... , eating and cavorting info for the area is on tap, too. Cost to the hotel is about $10 per room [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 11:30:01

Experience Inexpensive and Stunning Results With Natural Skin Care Treatments

Women all over the world spend billions of dollars on skin care products every year, in an effort to keep their skin soft, smooth and lovely, ... is the least drying, is hypo-allergenic and does an excellent job of cleaning the skin. Rinse your skin well ... pharmacy and costs about $1.50 for a bottle that will last for months. Next in our lineup of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:34:02

Eater Tastings: Press Club Opens, Resto Scams Go Wild

Another week, another serving of Eater SF. 1) ... 20-course dinners at Per Se, Alinea and the French Laundry. Cost: a mere $1500. Want. Now. 4) Week in Scams, Creative Writing Edition: Las Vegas Gucci blouse dry cleaning letter scam; group dining [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 20:47:54

Fiji Flooding: “The economic costs will be massive”

The sun peeked from behind the mass of clouds in parts of the Fiji island group Thursday morning, ... villages, have begun cleaning up, drying their homes out and taking stock of their damaged property, crops [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:12:26

Appliance Tune-up

Back when fuel prices were up around $4.00/gallon, the mere anticipation of winter energy costs was enough to send a shiver down people’s spines ... . Keep the coils well ventilated and clean so that heat doesn’t build up. Washers & Dryers Almost ... filter clean and separating your loads by thickness of material (i.e. don’t dry towels with bed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 07:02:38

Gotta love those Olefin rugs...Just another Public Service announcement from "At Home"

It's rug cleaning time at the At Home compound..and I wanted to move a rug from storage back into the big dining area redo... ... our gazebo.Most of the time it's dry. No fancy rug services, no toxic chemicals and no extra cost. Dirty rugs ... are made out of, it's just woven differently, and they recommend hosing for cleaning.. That means [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 03:46:00

Clutching at straws: Tools for eco-friendly sipping

I’ve never been a fan of straws — due to vanity, not concerns for the environment ... then lay to dry. The set of twelve, complete with a handwoven cotton bag, costs $16.95 at Global Exchange ... business in Laos called Kopnoi, these straws do have one major downside: The cleaning process seems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:54:01

LAWSUIT ABUSE: DEMOCRAT HOLY GRAIL

It never fails that our Euro friendly left will always advocate that we follow the international model when it fits their liberal agenda. But when doing so would prove to be limiting to leftist special interests, they ignore and oppose what works to the benefit to societies world wide. It is, in other words, self-serving politics as usual [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 22:43:00

A greenwash you can believe in

Photo: Xeros The humble washing machine. This essential domestic appliance keeps our clothes clean, saving us untold time and trouble ... to develop the product, it has yet another advantage. “You can wash garments that would usually need ... proposition, a process that delivers an unequivocal benefit with no trade-off on cleaning performance,” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:29:39

5 (Free!) Ways To Start Your New Year Off Healthy

No, Protein Enhanced (look closely!!) Salad is not on my list.A few days ago I was lounging around in my pajamas ( ... are going to stitch for me after they finish cleaning my kitchen.Just like their idea of loungewear ... will it lower your blood pressure? Lip butter is a bonus for dry skin but unless you have psoriasis [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:05:00

Could the Satyam/PwC fraud be the visible part of an iceberg? Where are India’s “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”? Isn’t governance rather poor all over corporate India? Bad public finance may be a root cause

  In a March 5 2007 article in The Statesman, I said: “Our farmers are peaceful hardworking people who should be paying taxes and user-fees normally but should not be otherwise disturbed or needlessly provoked by outsiders. It is the businessmen wishing to attack our farm populations who need to look hard in the mirror – to improve their [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:40:36

Oslo, january 6-11 2009

Well, we’re home from Oslo finally! What a trip. I’m not even sure where to begin. Here is a list of vocabulary that summarizes everything: cold, riots, family, vomit, expensive, police, heated floor, hamburgers, palace, embassy, english, noisy, teargas, eventful, frustrating, keys, beds… Alright, well that pretty much covers everything I think [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 23:32:09

Refresh'n Dryer Towel Review & Giveaway

Laundry is my most dreaded, least favorite chore EVER.  I came across an awesome mom invention that will now make my laundry life a little easier! ... or send clothing out for dry cleaning needlessly. They wash clothing that is not dirty, but may appear wrinkled, stretched out, and a little odored. There are two products on retail shelves [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:38:00

Why I'm Giving Henna a Second Chance

Henna is very messy and gross smelling. That's the honest truth. I used it about a year ago and because it was so messy I never tried it again ... issues you should be very vigilant about what cosmetics and cleaning products you're using. Consider ... . I just recently found out about this after reading a box of Clairol Natural Instincts. Clairol Natur [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:00:00

Business Freshens Up Sports Gear Effectively

If you’ve ever been near someone who plays a sport after the game is over, then you know that smell of dirt and sweat that is all over them ... it do? Fresh Gear is a powerfully effective dry cleaning machine. It uses natural ozone to destroy bacteria ... immediately we realized that the real revenue opportunity was in offering the cleaning services [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 03:21:15

Keeping Banned Materials Out Of The House

My wife and I have constantly been trying to get rid of toxic materials from our house as part of Our Green Year, and over 230 days into it, ... to the fumes. Some paint thinners and dry cleaning products also contain this. It should always be avoided ... wicks, white paint dust, soil outside homes and even in drinking water. Dry cleaning is very popular [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 17:30:21

U.S. Consumers Are Being Taken to the Cleaners

In May, I posted about tariffs on hangers from China, enacted to protect the only remaining domestic supply of hangers, M&B Hangers in Leeds, ... Line: If you thought your dry cleaning bills were high in the past, well "hang on," because ... of higher dry cleaning prices. Tariffs, which are simply taxes on Americans buying imported goods [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 14:11:19

Two Dozen Uses For Toothpaste (Aside From Cleaning Your Teeth)

By Nora Dunn Didn’t you know that toothpaste (despite its name) is for so much more than your teeth? It’s truly handy to have on hand ( ... Removal and Cleaning Crayon on Painted Walls So the kiddies decided to express their artistic side ... and rinse with a clean wet cloth. Carpet Cleaning/Stain removal Scrub away with an [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 03:23:29

Keep Your Sewing Machine Like New

by David Trumble Have you ever visited a luxury automobile showroom? The cars sparkle with a sheen so bright you can almost see to comb your hair by ... between services by cleaning out the bobbin area frequently. A recent national survey of sewing ... you do that consider how you can reduce your costs simply by keeping your machine working properly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:35:09

FlexJobs Bring Employers And Work At Home Employees Together

When you’re a parent, flexibility is important. Children have needs, emergencies come up and kids seem to always have an appointment for one reason or another. If your work schedule is not flexible enough, it can cause a problem which might result in the lost of your job. Even if your family comes first, the loss of income can be disastrous! [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 02:03:48

Water Damage

water damage is a serious problem for home owners. If you have a water leak or even worse a flood you need to contact a professional company ... buildup after water damage occurs. Many homeowners don’t, either. They think a quick steam cleaning or drying fans will do the trick. That’s not always the case. If a carpet, baseboard [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:29:02

Lifestyle - What Does That Bargain Really Cost? What It Takes to Make 10 Everyday Items

An aluminum can costs about a cent. Almost worthless, so it’s easy to toss it in the trash. It's like a magic trick, if you think about it. The thousands of stages in the manufacturing process, the material costs and the human stories, disappear into the air when we only have to spend a cent.   It’s how environmental catastrophes happen [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 20:00:00

here.  Pocket diapers are advertised as “daddy and daycare approved;” meaning, I suppose, that once they are stuffed with an absorbent liner, ... about $1.25 each, whereas a Fuzzibunz costs about $17 new and $7 used.  Now I’ve had the chance to try ... are easier to handle with prefolds. Cleaning out dirty pocket diapers is a mess if you don’t use diaper [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:00:20

Brief history of Japan’s culture of techno-toilets

For Westerners, it is the device that has launched a thousand euphemisms: the water closet, the loo, the john, the can ... . But consumers can also summon features that spritz your backside, dry, deodorize, flush automatically ... . To help reduce hotel water costs, Japan’s No. 1 toiletmaker, Toto, this year introduced a water [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 20:00:52

Diaper Liners and Hydroponic Details

After the firestorm that yesterday’s post created in the comments section, today’s is going to seem pretty mundane ... from now the living room will need to be redone.   But that’s the nature of cleaning I suppose.  Anyway ... .  I love how it stays nearly dry to the touch even when the soaker layer and outside of the diaper [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:50:27

How to Save Money on Laundry

Let’s talk dirty. Let’s speak of the kind of filth reserved for sweaty undergarments, worn unbuttoned blouses, and stained white t-shirts ... machines I shudder at the total cost of cleaning filth. laundry_hangdry.JPG Over the long haul, it’ ... money on cleaning laundry! 1. Laundry Detergent When is comes to laundry detergent it seems [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 21:50:54

Can Sustainability Save the Midwest?

Since World War II, Midwestern farmers have been encouraged to use machinery, chemicals and government policies to ramp up crop and livestock production to feed the growing population and economy. But since then, many farmers have felt the harmful effects of this quantity-over-quality production model, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 00:46:02

Good News for People who Hate Bad News

Note: I’ve been getting crushed this afternoon with folks asking for a copy of this email that I sent to my subscribers. I’m going to post this one since I can’t possibly get back to all of you out there. However, this is not going to be a regular thing. Don’t expect to see the next 10 emails on Calacanis.com [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 00:43:43

50 Ways to Save $1,000 a Year

Looking for ways to save money this year? Want to boost your savings in a tough economy with little effort or pain? Good. I’ve got 50 (fifty) ... of loot. Raise Deductibles. Get out your policy and raise the deductibles on your car and home ... your insurance costs by about 40 percent. Buy a Cheaper Car. Pimping in a flashy vehicle? A smaller [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 03:37:35

8 Common Faux Finish Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them

by Debra That Painter Lady Conrad The elements of faux painting aren’t difficult but there’s always room for error here and there. Keep these important tips in mind and you’re half way there. 1. Your end result is only going to be as good as your materials. That applies to paint and brush quality but above all to your surface [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:25:29

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Stop Your Pet From Peeving You OffDr. Debbye Turner Bell - CBS Morning ShowEach new year, we make resolutions to break bad habits, but what about our furry family members?Sometimes their behavior can be destructive and annoying. So what can you do?We all love our dogs and cats and think they are the smartest creatures on earth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:08:00

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