Feel like you're constantly putting money into your home? Then, now's the time to get some of it back. Bankrate.com has put together a list of 12 ways to make money off of your house, and it's not the normal second mortgage nonsense that you'd expect.

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• More Ways to Earn Extra Money

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Tired of fighting the weeds in your yard with hard-earned dollars and loads of chemicals? Then, fight back the frugal way:

• How to Make Your Own Weed Killer

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• Make Your Own Fertilizer

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Are you a name brand purist or a generic brand regular? According to SmartMoney.com, there are five items that you should always buy generic. Take a peek at their list, and then share your own. What products do you always buy generic?

Spring marks the return of warm weather, but it also marks the return of something less desirable--sunburn season. If time spent outdoors tends to leave you lobster red and howling in pain, you'll be happy to learn that there's a simple (and nearly cost-free) way to soothe your sunburned skin. Move over aloe vera, there's a new, non-sticky pain reliever in town!

• Sunburn Home Remedy

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Looking for a low-cost Mother's Day gift that will actually be used and appreciated? Then, consider giving Mom the start to an indoor herb garden. A little soil, a few pots, some seeds; and you're in business!

• How to Grow an Indoor Herb Garden

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Have rust encroaching on your tools or even your car? Then, blast it away with your own homemade rust remover. It's the perfect way to extend the life of all your metal stuff.

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With all the focus on stockpiling lately, I have to ask: do you consider it frugal or unfrugal to maintain a second fridge or freezer in your home? Personally, I'm against the idea because I'm concerned about the extra energy use/cost and the possibility of losing a lot of food to a power outage.

But what do you think? Does an extra fridge or freezer help you to save money? Share your thoughts!

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Line drying clothes is much cheaper than drying clothes in a dryer. About $85 a year cheaper to be exact, but is the savings worth having to wear stiff, line-dried clothes?

Learn how to solve the stiffness problem, and you won't have to decide:

• How to Keep Line-Dried Clothes from Getting Stiff

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Only a week and two days till Mother's Day. Do you have a gift picked out yet? If not, why not skip the stores, and make something instead? Sherri Osborne, our guide to Kids Crafts, has some great suggestions. So, round up the kids, and make this a weekend of creativity and fun.

• Homemade Gifts for Mom

Clean clothes? Essential. Store-bought laundry products? Not so much. Learn how to make your own bleach, stain remover and more. Then, enjoy clean clothes, without cleaning out your wallet:

• Make Your Own Bleach Alternative
• Spray Starch Recipe
• Frugal Laundry Booster
• Free and Nearly-Free Stain Removers
• Vinegar as a Stain Remover

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