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How to shop for inexpensive, useful and decorative items at salvage yards. It's fun and almost free.

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You can reduce the amount of trash your household generates and eliminate an entire monthly utility bill. Here's how.

Rosemary is one of the easiest spices to acquire for free, since it is used so widely in home, corporate and city landscaping. In some places, it grows wild. Rosemary is a sturdy plant in the mint family that makes solid, fragrant bushes, stays green all year, and grows almost anywhere. How to find

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Improve your soil for free, using spent Starbucks coffee grounds. Add to your garden via mulch or compost, or add directly to plant soil.