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[2 Sep 2009 | One Comment | 571 views]
Cheapo household tricks: Inexpensive laptop cooler

We finally have a cost-effective solution to a problem that has plagued mankind for ages: the overheating notebook computer.

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[30 Jun 2009 | 12 Comments | 739 views]
Cheapo uncool household tricks: Trash can-free living

What better place to put your garbage than high up for everyone to see?

photo: digital_trash

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[24 Jun 2009 | 5 Comments | 562 views]
Cheapo uncool household tricks: Blocking bathroom windows

The first of a series of money-saving, junky ways that we’ve made our NYC apartment a home.

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[19 Mar 2009 | One Comment | 241 views]

Tonight, we had a couple of friends over for dinner. We debated whether we could pull off hosting a meal with 4.5 people in our 200-sq ft studio apartment. But considering the boy’s bedtime, our friends graciously offered to come over.
And miraculously, the place didn’t seem crowded. Cool Mum did a great job of cleaning, stacking things on top of each other, and just making stuff that usually resides on the floor disappear.
I was pleasantly surprised that we didn’t have to make our friends take turns coming in from the …