admin on November 22nd, 2009

The smell of Christmas cookies, mincemeat tarts and other holiday treats baking is a favorite of almost everybody, but many people don’t have the time to bake anymore. If you’ve got a flair for making cookies and other treats, you can bake up some extra money this holiday season!

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admin on November 20th, 2009

Continuing on from the ideas presented in a recent article on Giving ‘Experience’ Gifts Instead of Things, what do you do if you can’t offer the type of experience your loved one would really enjoy? Whether it be due to lack of money or skill, there’s always a way to make it work. One good [...]

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admin on November 18th, 2009

One of the downsides of the holiday season besides the stress and expenses imposed on us all, are the combined issues of not knowing what to get for someone and receiving unwanted/unneeded items as gifts. Nobody wants to be on either the giving OR receiving end of an awkward forced smile and and claims that [...]

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admin on October 20th, 2009

Nothing beats a quality homemade Halloween costume! Halloween is fast approaching, if you’ve got a sewing machine and know how to use it, you can offer your sewing services to make Halloween costumes from scratch, or alter existing ones to fit.

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