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PRINTFrugality
The slow economy and fast rising costs for health care and energy is putting a crimp in all of our pockets. The Farmers’ Almanac has always been an advisor on issues of “frugally”. It may be our Yankee ingenuity and it may be that there are ways to accomplish chores without buying disposable products. Here are a few suggestions concerning containers:
Coffee cans:
* Storage place for nails, screws and small tools
* Outdoor citronella candles -place candle inside. When done cover with plastic lid.
* Fund-raisers. Decorate empty coffee can and fill with cookies and sell at bake sales or other fund-raising events.
Plastic Milk Containers:
* Store sugar. Easy to pour and sugar won’t lump
* Fill with rice, pasta, dried beans, etc.
Wrapping Paper Cardboard Tubes
* wrap your holiday lights around empty tubes. Prevents tangling and allows for easy storage.
* trim to size and store tongs closed so they take up less room in drawers.
Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. Read his full biography here.Free Weekly eNewsletter
Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather
February 8th - February 11th
- Northeast U.S.
Wet snow mixed with rain Mid-Atlantic north through New England; slushy accumulations of 4+" possible.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Accumulating snows Kentucky, Ohio, then clearing. Fair elsewhere.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet snow Tennessee, western North Carolina; wintry mix northern Mississippi, Alabama. Elsewhere, rain, then clearing.
- North Central U.S.
Drier, much colder.
- South Central U.S.
Snow parts of Arkansas, then clearing, cold. Clear, much colder elsewhere.
- Northwest U.S.
Drier, but colder.
- Southwest U.S.
Drier, but noticeably colder.
• View entire Long Range Weather Forecast »
• Farmers' Almanac 2011-12 Winter Outlook »
• View the Almanac Daily Planner »
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.