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All though making homemade pizza can save you a large amount of money there is another tip that can even save you more! Before buying everything that you normally would to make your pizza, check with your local pizza  franchise.  Most are willing to part with dough patties,pepperoni, cheese, etc. for less than half what the grocery stores will charge you.

Maybe you can even save enough to rent some DVD’s to add to your pizza night!

Using this can save you money instead of paying for the name you have the same thing for a whole lot less.

This makes a Triple Batch:

Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
5 tablespoons Solid shortening
3 tablespoons Unsalted butter — cut up

• In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients.

• With electric mixer on low or #2 of a 3 speed mixer, cut in fats until uniform in texture and fat particles are no longer visible. Remove from mixer.

• Divide among 3 air tight containers. A batch is scant 2 c.

• Keep refrigerated for up to one month.

• Recipe is easily doubled, tripled, etc.

Puzzles are a lot of fun for the whole family. There are many ways to make puzzles at very little cost. One of the easiest ways to make a puzzle is to buy those educational children’s place mats and cut it into puzzle pieces. Make sure you draw the lines the way you want it cut first and then cut on the lines. These puzzles store nicely in a gallon size zipper bag.

Another way to make a puzzle is to take the fronts of cereal boxes and cut them apart just like you did the place mat. This won’t be as sturdy as the place mat, but it works well and can still be stored in a zipper bag.

Posters can be mounted on cardboard, covered with clear contact paper, and cut apart to make large floor puzzles. Children love floor puzzles and this is an easy and inexpensive way to make a whole bunch of them for about the same money you would pay for one manufactured floor puzzle.

 If you think those spongy puzzles are cool, there is a simple way to make them. You need scraps of the padding they put under carpeting. If you don’t have any contact your local carpet store and ask for the leftovers they have from installing carpet. This is usually just one color so you can either draw a design on it or leave it plain. Then make your puzzle lines and cut along them with a utility knife. Both the spongy puzzle and floor puzzles will store in those plastic storage bins.