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Thrifty Textbooks

Thrifty Textbooks

College and university textbooks are painfully expensive, and you can’t even count on selling off your barely-used books at the end of term. Here are a couple of ways you can cut down the cost of getting the textbooks you need.

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Muppets: The Green Album – Cool Covers of Muppets Music

Muppets: The Green Album - Cool Covers of Muppets Music

A collection of classic Muppets songs covered by contemporary musicians pays tribute to an iconic show of the 1970s-’80s. Listen online to “Muppets: The Green Album” (released August 23) thanks to National Public Radio.

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Herb Garden Graveyard

Herb Garden Graveyard

Forget the traditional parterre Herb Garden, if you can’t keep herbs alive! Goths, ghouls, and any gardeners with a sense of humour about their plant-growing failures will enjoy a decorative Herb Graveyard instead.

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Make an Old-Fashioned Tree Swing

Make an Old-Fashioned Tree Swing

Those bottom-flattening playground swings just don’t have the right Huck Finn feel to them, to fly through the last days of summer — not compared to a good old-fashioned tree swing!

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6 Easy Bags to Sew or Crochet from Recycled T-Shirts

6 Easy Bags to Sew or Crochet from Recycled T-Shirts

With just basic sewing or crochet skills, and these free tutorials, you can “upcycle” those souvenir T-shirts into cool new purse or handbag, grocery bag, big soft tote, child’s sling backpack, and more.

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