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Six Ways to Save: Big Celebrations

edding brunch for 80? Family reunion for 150? It's the perfect season to celebrate life's special events. And because keeping costs down is on top of everyone's party to-do list, we asked the most fun-loving frugalistas we could find to share their secrets. It turns out a big budget isn't nearly as important as big ideas. "Creativity and personal touches definitely outweigh the money you'd spend to do something chic and memorable," says Erika Lenkert, author of The Last-Minute Party Girl : Fashionable, Fearless, and Foolishly Simple Entertaining (Contemporary Books 2003). "The more personal it is, the more impact is leaves."

Diary of a New Homemaker
for Friday, June 5, 2009

Welcome back to The New Homemaker

One of my other projects that absorbed too much of my time is now out of the way, I've finished the upgrade on the site (almost--couple of stragglers), and it's all purty again. How you like?

If you catch any bugs or problems, please let me know. In the meantime, now that this is my main blog, I hope to be spending more time with you for reals.

A Seasonal Taste:

From House to Home 7/9/07

• Consider building a screened in gazebo to create an attractive dining space in the shade outdoors. This not only offers a dramatic mood for food, but will add gorgeous simplicity to your property.
• Consider adding an attached sun porch or greenhouse to grow fruits and vegetables year-round and to park the summer plants that are now proliferating in your yard. Prices on prefab sun porches or greenhouses will be more reasonable than having one constructed custom.
• Birdhouses add pizzazz and can be a conversation piece. They come in a range of styles and colors with patterns and special features. You might even find one that duplicates the style of your home.

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A Taste of the Managing Money Section:

Getting Your Warranties