by Mark Garro | Gardening and Urban Homesteading, Save Time, Thrifty Home & Family, Thrifty Tips
We recently moved to a new house and I was so excited to set up a new garden area…only to find that slugs were taking over! There’s nothing more frustrating than spending time and money to grow a garden only for it to be destroyed by slugs. Slugs may seem harmless, but they can cause serious damage to your plants if left unchecked.
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by Mark Garro | Better You, Recipes, Save Time, Thrifty Tips
We bought what I would consider to be a first generation air fryer a few years ago. It was fine, in that it cooked food crispy and but not particularly quickly, AND it was tiny. You could seriously only fit a couple of chicken tenders in it at a time, and it took 20 minutes to cook them, so it wasn’t efficient, either.
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by Mark Garro | Frugal Party Ideas, Reviews, Save Time, Thrifty Tips
I’m so excited to share my experience with hosting our first Chuck E Cheese birthday party! I’m a bit of a control freak, so I can’t say I wasn’t worried about how this party would go down, but it was even better than I could have expected.
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by Mark Garro | Thrifty Home & Family, Save Time, Thrifty Tips
I’m a big fan of Alton Brown and his idea on single-use items; there are a lot of really odd, single-use kitchen gadgets out there that might seem cool at first but will honestly just take up space and you’ll end up selling them at a garage sale and all you’ll have is .50 cents and a small pile of regret.
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by Mark Garro | Holiday Fun, Save Time, Thanksgiving, Thrifty Tips
On the hunt for some Thanksgiving Day hacks? You’ve come to the right place!
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by Mark Garro | Holiday Fun, Save Time, Thrifty Home & Family
Saving time during the holiday season doesn’t always seem to be a priority for some – it’s a lot of “rush rush rush” and “oooh I can’t wait for (this day)!!”
What we need to remember, though, is that saving time during the holiday season is of the utmost importance, as our hours should be spent relaxing with family, not sweating in a kitchen or stressing over entertaining house guests.
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