Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Review your spending habits. Reduce your spending. Cut your spending further.

Answer: Every expense is fixed, variable, or discretionary. Fixed expenses are mandatory expenses that are always the same and cannot be influenced by your decisions. Examples include rent and health insurance.  Variable expenses are mandatory expenses that you can influence the cost of.  Examples include utility bills and transportation costs. Discretionary expenses are expenses that could be eliminated entirely if needed. Examples include alcohol, entertainment, and restaurant meals. Eliminate discretionary expenses that do not provide you with pleasure. For example, do not participate in the office gift exchange if you do not enjoy it. Cut back on discretionary expenses that provide you with pleasure to maximize your enjoyment to dollar ratio.  For example, eating one nice meal each month in a sit down restaurant instead of taking a weekly trip to McDonalds may save you $10, and it will give you more pleasure for the money that you do spend. Think of ways to cut your variable expenses.  Use the tips below.  Think creatively about ways to reduce expenses. Every budget has a little fat. Trim yours slightly more. Incorporate a new tip every few weeks. Decide what works for you and stick with it.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Prepare fresh fruits. Cook fruits with a harder texture. Cook vegetables such as peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, squash and spinach by baking, boiling, or steaming. Feed your baby liver and well-cooked, unsalted meats.

Answer: Ripe fruit such as bananas, prunes, cantaloupe, apricots and peaches are all types of ideal fruit you can freeze without having to cook them first. Fruits such as pears and apples need to be boiled for 2 to 3 minutes or until the fruit is soft enough to stick a fork through it.  Liver is the easiest meat to blend and is rich in iron.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Gather your tools.

Answer: A multi-cell battery is when you connect multiple batteries together. In this case, you will link multiple lemon batteries together. To make a multi-cell lemon battery you will need four copper pennies, four galvanized nails, four lemons, a knife, 15 inches of copper wire, wire cutters, a ruler, and a voltmeter. Any lemon will do, but a lemon with a thinner rind will make a better battery.  Adult supervision is strongly recommended, particularly when using the knife. Clean the penny with a light detergent to maintain a clean working surface.  If you have one, a lobster claw will do. Galvanized nails have a zinc coating that is important to this experiment and can be found at a local hardware or home improvement store. Aluminum foil can be substituted for the nail if you don’t have one. You can link as many lemons together as you’d like to increase the voltage.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Decide what to do with the clothing once the baby outgrows it. Prepare the clothing you plan to store for the next baby. Give special treatment to special outfits.

Answer:
Do you want to donate the clothing or keep it for the next child? Whatever you decide, you need to make sure the outgrown items are not cluttering your drawers.  Once a season go through all the clothing and take out the items that have been outgrown. Keep only those pieces that are still in good usable condition and discard anything that is heavily stained, torn, or used. If you want to donate the clothing, wash it and place it in large clean bags and donate it to either friends or look for local organizations that collect baby clothing. It is also possible that you were given hand-me-downs from cousins or friends that you want to store for later on. It’s very important to get those items ready for when you will need them.  Remove any stains and wash the clothing in mild detergent.  Use breathable boxes for storing, like canvas, or plastic, but stay away from using cardboard as moths can easily get in and they also can easily get damaged by water.  Divide the clothing according to size and to season and label each box. For example: 12-18 months, Summer and Fall.  Aside from writing labels for boxes, you can also tape pictures of garments that are stored in the box. You don’t want to just wash and fold them with the rest of the daily clothing.  Clean the special outfits according to washing instructions. If this is a christening outfit for example, and you want to keep as a memory, you might need to dry clean it. Wrap it in acid-free tissue paper to prevent yellowing. Once cleaned and wrapped, they can be stored in boxes, separately or not. Just make sure those items don’t get squished!