http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/new-uses-for-old-things.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:03:34 +0000 A new website called AltUse compiles alternative uses for everyday things, utilizing crowd-sourcing to build some engaging ideas to save money or recycle aging products.  The site allows you to search for items like vinegar and pull together dozens of possible uses for an extra stockpile you may have. The retooling of household items are a great idea, but many of the suggestions fall short due to a lack of an efficient rating system, one top tip was to add ice to a pet’s water bowl to keep them cool, which honestly is neither an alternative use or a surprisingRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/google-tipjar-shares-money-saving-advice.html Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:18:17 +0000 TipJar is a new site powered by Google’s Moderator webapp.  It’s a simple hub for community tips on saving money in a number of categories.  Announced via Google’s blog,  the site uses a basic voting formula that allows for the community of more than 3500 users to bump the best advice to the forefront of the site.  The project is powered by the Moderator app, which was created in an engineer’s 20% time at Google. The tool was initially  designed for finding the best question during an ongoing conference, but after it’s success, many asked to take it onto theRead more...]]>