Are you a collector? Do you find variations on a theme irresistible? Do you get a rush when you find a piece of china that is the missing link to your memories of Grandma? Perhaps you collect books by a certain author or matchbooks from every state.
What do you do when you outlive the fondness for your collections? Interests and lifestyles change, and sometimes we have to make room for fewer things in our lives. Making decisions about what to do with collectibles requires know-how, time and energy.
Antique and collectible author and spokesperson Harry L. Rinker provides valuable information on what to consider when downsizing collections in his book "Sell, Keep, or Toss? How to Downsize a Home, Settle an Estate, and Appraise Personal Property."
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Reusable shopping bags are everywhere. Modestly priced and made of recycled materials, they give today's consumer an alternative to plastic shopping bags. The ones I purchased at my local large discount store were a buck apiece. Each bag is made from approximately 4 recycled plastic soda bottles.
The people of earth are using over 1 million bags a minute according to resusablebags.com, Plastic bags have significant environmental impact due to litter, lack of degradation, and incompatibility with wildlife. Cloth or bags of recycled materials can dramatically reduce the use of plastic bags.
Here are some tips to put those reusable shopping bags to work for you:
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