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As I've mentioned before, I've been doing lots of searching on the topic of frugality and budget management. I read blogs and forum posts of super-duper frugal people and very often see this one "helpful" tip : there is a great price on such and such on Amazon, get yourself the free (mom) prime membership and then subscribe and save. So far so good, a wonderful money saver. Yet, the next part really baffles me: the kind poster tells you to cancel the subscribe and save asap after the purchase. How is this not a theft? The subscription is what gives you that discount and you're knowingly TRICKING, yes tricking, the shop out of their money. And I don't care that their policy allows for such moves, it isn't about them. Its about people who see nothing wrong in abusing the system, but even more so that people see nothing wrong in lying and essentially stealing.
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Once upon a time, when I had only three little boys, a very good friend, who just happened to have three little girls asked me FOR A QUICK TIP TO SORTING KID'S UNDERWEAR. You see, since the kids were close in age and size, sorting laundry was a huge job. Here is the list of ideas I've used over the years: 1) buying different companies of underwear. (Usually the brand is clearly visible on the waistband. ) 2) having different color schemes. 3)buying  boxers for some and  briefs for the others (talking of boys obviously). Additional benefit of these methods, is that kids could find their underwear themselves - surely you could use the help. Another huge time gobbler is the sock matching chore. I used to have "white sock only" policy when the kids were really young. That lasted a while, that is till they started walking and keeping the whites white became more of a trouble. A great idea I've heard from a mother of 22! was to put a dot of puffy paint on each new...
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