http://singlewomansdiyguide.com Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:08:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/how-to-keep-celery-fresh-and-crisp-in-the-refrigerator http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/how-to-keep-celery-fresh-and-crisp-in-the-refrigerator#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:40:16 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=870 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";Okay, ladies, this is a problem most of us have experienced from time to time.  Oh, it isn’t that serious, to be sure.  But, celery not longer costs $.69 a stalk.  In fact, this year here in the south a stalk of celery costs almost $2.00.  Sure, there is plenty of celery in a complete [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/how-to-keep-celery-fresh-and-crisp-in-the-refrigerator/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/earning-and-learning-the-diy-build-a-website-way http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/earning-and-learning-the-diy-build-a-website-way#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:55:04 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=857 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";Making your own website is one way to learn and earn at the same time.  Of course, we have all seen the results of the young woman who decided to cook a Julia Childs recipe each day for a year and record the results on her blog.  And, chances are many of us have wished [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/earning-and-learning-the-diy-build-a-website-way/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/the-christmas-tree-stand-is-an-investment http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/the-christmas-tree-stand-is-an-investment#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:37:01 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=852 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";Some of us celebrate Christmas.  Others celebrate other religious holidays.  But, if you are one of us who enjoy decorating for the Christmas season you are going to probably invest in a live Christmas tree.  Of course, we will all complain, year after year, about putting up decorations and then having to take them down [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/the-christmas-tree-stand-is-an-investment/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/tips-for-handling-car-repairs-and-the-mechanic http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/tips-for-handling-car-repairs-and-the-mechanic#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:32:19 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=830 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";For most single women, there is no worse time than having to deal with car repairs.  Please note, “most.”  Few of us have been under the hood or the chassis.  And, for those of us who have had occasion to lift the hood (bonnet) on our cars, we stared at the motor is total ignorance [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/tips-for-handling-car-repairs-and-the-mechanic/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/when-the-fuel-pump-in-the-car-goes-bad http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/when-the-fuel-pump-in-the-car-goes-bad#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:44:18 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=816 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";I guess the first question is “what is a fuel pump?” and the second, for anyone who cares, should be “where is it?”  My hope is that no single woman needs to ask the second question. Here’s a non-technical answer to the “what is” question.  A fuel pump is the mechanism that gets the fuel [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/when-the-fuel-pump-in-the-car-goes-bad/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/every-single-woman-needs-home-owners-or-renters-insurance http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/every-single-woman-needs-home-owners-or-renters-insurance#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:39:34 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=801 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";Whether you are a single woman who rents a house, apartment, or condo or owns one, insurance on the property and contents is a necessity.  Maybe this does not sound like a DIY kind of thing, but there is much more to insurance than selecting a policy and paying a premium.  All too often many [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/every-single-woman-needs-home-owners-or-renters-insurance/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/2-main-points-of-credit-card-reform-from-the-fed http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/2-main-points-of-credit-card-reform-from-the-fed#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:37:54 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=796 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";While there is a time to enjoy a bit of a victory, single women, the announced credit card reform is not sufficient to feel at ease.  Beginning on August 22, 2010 credit card banks will have a couple of new rules that will affect your credit cards. A $25 cap on late fees. No fees [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/2-main-points-of-credit-card-reform-from-the-fed/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/make-a-habit-of-keeping-your-receipts http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/make-a-habit-of-keeping-your-receipts#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:53:53 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=763 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";Make a habit of keeping all your receipts.  Get organized.  Create a place in your purse for every receipt.  If necessary, invest in one of those little zip change purses that you can easily reach inside your purse.  Every time you buy something put the receipt in the special place. There are several reasons to [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/make-a-habit-of-keeping-your-receipts/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/keep-track-of-grocery-store-coupon-savings-bonus-card-savings http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/keep-track-of-grocery-store-coupon-savings-bonus-card-savings#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:17:27 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=774 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";Whether you pay your grocery bill at the checkout with cash or your debit card — remember, we do not pay for groceries with a credit card — keep the receipt each and every time, even if there was only one item purchased.  Most grocery store receipts indicate the grocery store coupon savings, the bonus [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/keep-track-of-grocery-store-coupon-savings-bonus-card-savings/feed 0 http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/new-bank-fees-and-financial-reform http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/new-bank-fees-and-financial-reform#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 12:59:56 +0000 SinDe http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/?p=759 embaPub="aeb3135b436aa55373822c010763dd54";The single woman may think that with financial reform her bank woes are over.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Leading up to the economic disaster of 2008 that seems to be touching many of us to this day, the banks — particularly, the credit card banks — had many of us in their [...]]]> http://singlewomansdiyguide.com/new-bank-fees-and-financial-reform/feed 0