It Pays to Help Kitty Find Her Litter Box

If you watch television, you might have seen the commercial where the cat follows around the hound who’s trying to help her find her litter box. She’s lost it, because it supposedly smells so clean she can’t detect it anymore. Well, the marketing team for Fresh Step (that’s the brand of kitty litter in the commercial) has come up with an ingenious campaign to promote their product. They’ve invented the Lost Litter Box game. It’s a semi-interactive online game that gives players the chance to win a grand prize of $10,000 cash or one of 2,500 instant-win prizes. (Which is … Continue reading

Recycling: Make Useful Household Items

What keeps us from re-using items before finally sending them off for recycling? Nothing. We can make useful household items from recyclable goods and save money at the same time. Here are some simple, useful ideas: Disposable Dishes If you’re leaving on a trip and don’t want to leave dirty dishes behind or take the time to wash up, cut the bottoms from soda bottles or other containers ahead of time and use them for disposable cereal bowls. When finished eating, rinse and toss in the recycling bin on your way out. Funnels Cut the tops off 20 oz. soda … Continue reading