HELPFUL HINTS
Posted: December 17, 2009 at 4:58 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: We used to never get to the store with our coupons, so we adopted an incentive system for our children. We split the coupon savings 50-50 with our children for any coupons we use. They must clip and save the coupons, and take them along to the grocery store. The benefits include our money savings and our children making money, learning to be responsible,looking for a value, being occupied while at the store and saving money for their use.
- Kent and Gay in Missouri
DEAR HELOISE: I have found wide rubber bands very useful (the kind you find wrapped around broccoli stalks). One or two will make an excellent nonslip grab ring for a jar that is difficult to open; just stretch around the edge of the lid and twist it.
The eraser on a pencil was hard and shiny and wouldn’t erase, so I wrapped it in a wide rubber band, and it worked perfectly. I’ve left it on the pencil.
Use rubber bands as bookmarks; a long, thin one wrapped around pages from top to bottom doesn’t leave a mark and can’t drop out.
- Judy G. in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
DEAR HELOISE: I found a good use for those clear, thick plastic bags (with zippers) that comforters and blankets are sold in. I use mine to store packaging materials. Whenever I get a padded envelope, I save it in my comforter bag and reuse it. I simply put a new label on it and seal it with packaging tape. The plastic bag doesn’t end up in the landfill, and neither does the envelope.
- Elke in California
DEAR HELOISE: The plastic sleeve used to protect our daily newspaper makes an excellent trash receptacle for the home or car.
- Arnold in Texas Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
Weekend, Pages 42 on 12/17/2009
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