August Summary Advice

Here's a summary of advice from August.

August 1	Make gazpacho with fresh vegetables.
August 2	Choose many mentors for the many parts of your life.
August 3	Get your free annual credit reports (yawn).
August 4	Compare yourself to the world, not to your nearby neighbors.
August 5	Turn restaurant eating into an adventure.
August 6	How to think about what the neighbors think.
August 8	Use cloth napkins (plus napkin rings).
August 9	Throw a no-trash party.
August 10	Used shoes are not bad for your feet.
August 11	Save charity requests and deal with them all at once.
August 12	Answer "are we there yet?" at the children's thought level.
August 13	Canning food is as easy as boiling the jars.
August 15	Locally grown produce can be good for the wallet.
August 16	Sing silly songs about morning sickness.
August 17	Shopping takes time, whether at yard sales or malls.
August 18	Automate your charitable giving.
August 19	Make shopping lists for children's clothes.
August 20	Bend the tip of the spout on salt containers.
August 21	Bargain politely at yard sales.
August 22	Beg, borrow, or buy a copy of the "Tightwad Gazette"
August 23	Know when enough stuff is enough.
August 24	Organize things by how you use them, not by what they are.
August 25	Question your own lifestyle, not your neighbor's.
August 26	There a big difference between vital and urgent.
August 27	If it's not dirty, don't clean it.
August 29	Use a seam ripper.
August 30	Make a master information form to give to school and child care.