42 Dollar Store Tricks Every Broke Person Should Know \r
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1. Use coffee filters for everything from snack-sorting to plate-stacking.\r
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2. Take 5 simple picture frames and turn them into a mini-terrarium (…thats $5 per big lantern).\r
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3. Or, glue three picture frames together to make a simple faux (or real!) terrarium.\r
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4. Organize your drawers with small baskets instead of pricey drawer dividers.\r
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5. Wrap an empty box in twine and inexpensive fabric to make a basket for just a few dollars.\r
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6. While youre at it, wrap any extra twine around balloons and fill ‘em with a short string of outdoor lights to make these outdoor lanterns.\r
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7. Wrap inexpensive bamboo utensils in cont paper to make them match your kitchen.\r
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8. Cut up simple color dot stickers into half-moons to make decorative fruit stickers.\r
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9. Glue five or six empty jars together to organize all of your desk supplies vertically.\r
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10. Glue transparent gems and a small round mirror onto a plastic charger plate to make a stained glass vanity mirror.\r
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11. Or, grab 19 comp mirrors and glue them together to knock off a high-end honeycomb mirror.\r
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12. Doctor up your hand-me-down or Ikea furniture with a package of gold pushpins.\r
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13. Pick up a mesh laundry bag or basket for any beach trips you plan to take this summer.\r
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14. Duct tape one end of a pool noodle to your hose (and duct tape the other end shut) to make a sprinkler that waters your yard and is fun to jump through.\r
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15. Stack all of your childs (or your own!) coloring books into a dish rack, so theyre all easy to see and sort through.\r
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16. Pick up a bunch of supplies to put together an engineering kit to keep your kids and their friends busy one day over the summer.\r
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17. Turn colorful plastic table cloths into curtains for birthday parties or play rooms.\r
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18. Or turn them into “plarn” (plastic yarn) that you can use for knitting or crochet.\r
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19. Pick up plastic placemats and use them to line your fridge shelves for easy cleaning.\r
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20. Host anight that (might) minimize squabbles over candy and popcorn — give everyone their own shower caddy full of treats.\r
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21. String faux flowers onto a wire dry-clean hanger to make a fluffy spring wreath.\r
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22. Put together a first aid kit for every room or bathroom in your house using a basket or bin and the first aid supplies available at the dollar store.\r
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23. Glue glass beads to the back of a bookshelf to make a decorative backsplash.\r
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24. Pick up a bedding storage bag and use it to pack towels, tablecloths, and other linens when you go camping.\r
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25. Glue a tart pan to a candlestick to make a cake stand for just a couple of bucks.\r
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26. Put flameless candles into white paper bags to make affordable wedding luminaries.\r
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27. Put together a grill in a pinch using aluminum trays and cookie cooling racks.\r
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28. Pick up a bunch of cooling racks and bend them into the perfect spice rack.\r
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29. Fill a pair of hose with dried beans, cover them in cheap fuzzy socks, and sew everything together for a relaxing heating pad.\r
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30. Or use those fuzzy socks, some duct tape, and food coloring to make rainbow bubble blowers.\r
