Welcome to the June 19, 2016 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery store sales and affordable ingredients. Up today is a really fun brunch, birthday, or holiday breakfast idea: BACON ROSES. Full disclosure: This is not my original “recipe” idea. I recently ran across How to Make a Bacon Bouquet on Pinterest, …
Keurig DRM getting you down? Exercise your freedom of choice with these tips: Hack your Keurig 2.0 to take any brand of coffee! Today, let’s discuss how to Hack your Keurig 2.0! It’s been a while since we have talked about the various ways to hack the DRM in Keurig 2.0, so here are your …
Last week I posted a note on using leftovers in this Grilled Cheese with Roasted Garlic, Onions, & Avocado, and christine suggested a post on ideas for using up leftovers. Brilliant idea! Here are a few of my favorite uses for common leftovers, and I’d love to hear your ideas in comments. Make the mental shift …
I have been a mystery shopper for about ten years. While I usually shop restaurants, retailers, and vehicle services, I’ve also done a few more in-depth shops including hotels, theme parks, and loan services. Here are my top tips for how to start mystery shopping. What is mystery shopping? Mystery shopping is when someone covertly evaluates a …
This post has been sponsored by YardSales.net. All opinions here, however, are my own. As we get closer to yard sale & garage sale season, here are my top five yard sale tips. We have a yard sale just about every year, because it’s a great chance to clear some of the clutter out of this house and make a …
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