Sometimes, You Get What You Pay For

It is unfortunate, but sometimes this is true. For example, I bought one of those put-the-soap-in-the-handle dish sponge things at the Dollar Tree. I used it today and not only did it not work, it fell apart and changed the color of the dish water. So, the lesson is, if it looks cheap, feels cheap, and is actually cheap - don't expect much out of it.

Adeline's Play

You ask me, "Emily, what should I do with all of this money I'm saving on food?" Let me tell you.

One of my friends, Kit Steinkellner (I met her at the Sundance Theatre Lab last summer) has a show that is performing at the Los Angeles Theatre ensemble this weekend. She is a great playwright and I'm really hoping I can make it to her show this weekend. Tickets are only $20. A little too much for you right now? How about $15 if you buy them in advance. Need just a smidge cheaper? Hit up Goldstar.com. Tickets here are $10 with a $3.50 processing fee. It is the closing weekend, so get your tickets! To learn more about the show, click here.

PS - Please don't sue me for showing the poster on the old blog. : ) Just let me know if I should take it down.

It's like opening a can of money

Ok...Maybe not that lucrative or easy. But, I take my recycling in for cash. I figure if I'm gonna save the earth, I may as well get some milk money.

Today Zell and I took cans and bottles to the Vons on Lyons. It's pretty easy - just take the tops off of all bottles and separate by type. (For some reason, the recycling place at this Vons is no longer accepting glass which is what used to get me the most money.)The employees will then weigh each can and add it up. And by can I mean can full of cans. Not individual cans. They will hand you a receipt that you take inside the grocery store and a cashier will give you cash. It also works as a form of payment in the store!

Granted, it isn't a lot of money. But when you don't have much, every little bit helps! We got $5.46, which was more than enough when we went to the Post Office to ship a DVD and buy the postcard stamps I needed. Other times, I've taken myself to lunch. Or Happy Hour. Or Zell could have purchased Turtles in Time: Reshelled for the XBox 360.

You too can find a location that takes your discarded cans and bottles and gives you that cash money.

$100 Barnes and Noble Gift card

Hey all -

Since we are always looking for ways to save money, I wanted to share a link to a fellow blogger's giveaway.

http://www.frugalcreativity.com/2009/08/barnes-noble-giveaway.html#comment-form

Surprising use for Lemons

So, I have several lemons that were a gift from a coworker. However, as I do not eat lemons terribly often, I am not sure if they are good anymore for eating as they are a little more squishy than I would like. Don't you fret! This citrus will not go to waste! I also happen to have a garbage disposal that is getting that garbage disposal-y scent. Cut the lemon in 1/2, then the 1/2 into smaller pieces. Place in garbage disposal. Run accordingly.

Trust me. Lemons are great for cleaning. They have antiseptic and antibacterial qualities. If you don't believe me, check the internet . They are also WAY cheaper than those weird little balls you buy at the store to clean your disposal.