About Home: Tips for a Prosperous New Year

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Home From Diane Schmidt, your About Home Editor With a hard economic year behind us, most of us are looking forward to a more abundant 2013 whether that's in the form of a new job, a new home, or simply having our lives be a little more stable and secure. With the new year beginning today, we welcome it with open arms and provide these tips for ensuring the upcoming year brings you all you wish for and more. Happy New Year from all of us at About.com Home. Top 11 Ways to Start Living a Frugal Life As we move from the holiday season into the new year, we're often left with credit card bills that can take months to pay off. Personally, I always start the new year by stating that this year we'll be better with our budget. But before long, we slip back into old habits. This time I'm determined to keep a tight hold on our future goals and start living a more frugal life. And it starts here, with this informative guide to doing just that. Search Related Topics:  couponing  frugal recipes  saving energy How to Keep New Year's Resolutions We're all guilty of not following through on our New Year's resolutions. In fact, I rarely keep even one. While trying to figure out why I constantly fail, and what I can do to ensure I succeed, I turned to our About Guides. Check out these tips to creating and achieving your resolutions so you can keep your goals and wishes for 2013. Search Related Topics:  feng shui tips  feng shui for love  health feng shui Stay Organized with a Daily Routine I lack a daily routine and I swear if I had one, I'd find my entire life a whole lot easier to manage. With everything from what tasks to include to a task checklist, this guide to staying organized is by far the best tool I found to achieve just that. Search Related Topics:  daily routines  time management  productivity 8 Green New Year Resolutions Why not help both your pocketbook and the environment by adding these steps to a greener and healthier new year? Even if you adopt just one of these ideas, you'll find your life less complicated. My favourite? Line dry sheets and towels! While it seems simple enough, you'll find if you do, not only will your energy bills be lower, but your bedding will smell oh-so fresh. Search Related Topics:  green shopping  organic food  energy use Related Searches New Year E Card New Year 'S Events Happy New Year 2013 Frugal Living Tips Moving House Featured Articles Host an Open House Brunch for the New Year Holiday Pet Emergencies The Best Day to Buy a Home Cold Rooms and How to Warm Them How to Care for Over-Wintering Plants Free Scrapbook Pages and Patterns   More from About.com The Perfect Engagement Ring How to find a gorgeous ring with a style and price that suit your needs. Read more...> Hometown Holidays Discover the best holiday events near your hometown. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Home newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Advertisement