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My Weekly Real Estate E-letters
| The real estate e-letter will contain real estate tips and tips in general for around the home.These are my weekly email e-letters. You may click on the title of the e-letter to be carried directed to that e-letter. I will be archiving old copies of the e-letters on this page. Click on Weekly Real Estate Email E-letter to sign up to receive the e-letter directly in your email box. | Weekly Real Estate E-lettersWeekly Real Estate E-letter (8-31-09) Low Budget Tips for Around Your House Tips 6-10
Weekly Real Estate E-letter (8-24-09) Low Budget Tips for Around Your House Tips 1-5
Weekly Real Estate E-letter(8-17-09) Reasons to Get Rid of Stuff Around Your House Tips 85-100
Weekly Real Estate E-letter(8-10-09) Reasons to Get Rid of Stuff Around Your House Tips 76-84
Weekly Real Estate E-letter (8-3-09) Reasons to Get Rid of Stuff Around Your House Tips 64-74
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| | | 6. Your front door allows you to add personality to your home. Numbers, a knocker, the bell, even the doormat can set your home apart. Just change one element or change them all.
7. Check online for clearance deals. One place to bargain shop is overstock.com. Always before you go to any store check online to see if it has coupons.
8. A folding screen does a lot to open areas, add interest, or hide clutter.
9. Use neutral beige to warm up white walls. It is like adding bronzer on pale cheeks.
10. Buy a big basket for the entry way or wherever it is needed. It makes for good looking storage and you can keep it out in the open. | | | 1. Decorate your home with the little quirky things you have laying around – game pieces, matchbooks from your favorite hotspot, etc. placed in a decorative bowl. Now you have a unique display you can talk about.
2. Gather all your accessories in one room and then move them around in your home. You can get a whole new look by just moving accessories around.
3. Make curtains out of a bedspread. If standard curtains are too small, then cut the bedspread down the middle, iron on seam tape and hang with clip-on rings, Lightweight cotton curtains work best.
4. Pick one easy thing to fix. Say you have an outdated light fixture, change it.
5. Lower your art. Most people hang their pictures too high. To know how high to hang something pretend you are looking in a mirror. You should not have to look up to see yourself.
| | | Because You Don't Want to End Up Like Them
85. Miss Havisham in "Great Expectations"
86. Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale in "Grey Gardens"
87. Oscar Madison in "The Odd Couple"
88. The family in the documentary "Packrat" (packratthemovie.com)
89. The Bronx, New York, man who, in 2003, was trapped in his home under an avalanche of books and newspapers for two days before being rescued.
Because If They Said It, It's Probably True
90. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -Leonardo da Vinci
91. "Less is more." -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
92. "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." -William Morris
93. "You've got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative." -Johnny Mercer
94. "The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want." -Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, "Going My Way"
Label this with a few descriptive words -- also called tags -- to organize your collection.
Separate each tag with a comma. If this is a brownie recipe, you might type: chocolate, dessert, Sue's party
Add a note below. This note can be seen only by you.
Leave yourself a reminder, a tweak, an idea, or anything else related to this item.
Or Just Because...
95. It has no value, sentimental or monetary.
96. It hasn't been used in over a year.
97. There is no logical place to keep it.
98. It doesn't work.
99. An ex gave it to you.
100. And what's the worst that can happen if you throw it out? | | | Because the Last Thing You Need Is More Paper Lying Around
78. File your taxes through an authorized IRS e-file provider.
79. Eliminate paper statements by banking and paying bills online.
80. Call 1-888-567-8688 to stop unwanted credit card solicitations.
81. Opt out of mailing and telemarketing lists by logging on to dmaconsumers.org.
Because There's a Better Option
82. Search for phone numbers online instead of storing bulky Yellow and White Pages volumes.
83. Lose the road maps and get a GPS system to download up-to-date travel guides.
84. Read "Dating Up: Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man," by J. Courtney Sullivan (Warner Books, $14, 2007).
| | | Because It's Old/Expired
64. energystar.gov
Replacing old appliances with new, energy-efficient ones saves money and fuel.
65. Running shoes should be retired after 300 to 500 miles in order to prevent injuries.
66. Deep-six your toothbrush every three to four months.
67. Swap your pitcher's water filter every two months (or as directed).
68. Change out disposable air conditioner filters once a month during cooling season.
69 Replace the batteries in your smoke detector at least once a year.
70. foodsafety.gov
Find the USDA's recommended storage limits for refrigerated and frozen food.
71. Throw out mascara and moisturizer after three months.
72. Discard foundation and sunscreen after six months to a year.
73. Keep concealer, lipstick, eye- and lip liners, fragrances, powders, blushes, and shadows for only a year and a half to two years.
74.-76. Say goodbye to the dried-out remnants of your favorite no-longer-available lipstick, and check out threecustom.com, T.J.Maxx stores, or Lancome's beauty bye-bye program for replacements or duplicates of discontinued cosmetics.
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