Readers Share Their Favorite Time-and Money-Saving Tips

Tips for storing apples, driving on icy winter roads, and making the most of a holiday ham bone.
Readers Share Their Favorite Time-and Money-Saving Tips
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Just when I think I’ve heard every possible way to save time and money, here comes the mail to teach me something new. “Everyday Cheapskate” readers just have to be the smartest and most clever on the planet—good-looking, too. Enjoy!

If you have more apples than you can reasonably use in the short-term, they'll last up to six months if you store them in a dry spot between 32 to 45 degrees F. A cardboard box or Styrofoam chest in the garage can duplicate the conditions of an old-fashioned root cellar.—Alice S.

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