We try to live frugally around here, but that doesn’t mean we never spend money. In fact, there have been times where we’ve made rather large investments that save money. In some cases they quickly pay for themselves monetarily, in other cases, the side benefits help pay for them too. When you want to save money, it can be hard to “let” yourself spend a lot of money on an item when maybe you could get something else a little […]
Save Money Tips ~Cut Back your Budget
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I’m always looking for save money tips and ways to put just a bit more into savings. Pinterest is a great place to find DIY ideas, and You Tube is a great place to find tutorials for some of the bigger things. No matter where you start, there are ways to save money in every aspect of life. Now I’m not a total tightwad; but by saving money in areas where I don’t have to spend it, I allow myself […]
Spend Less on Food. My 2014 Goal
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My goal for 2014 is to spend less on food. At the end of each month, I balance out my books and make sure all bills are paid. At the end of the year I do the same and also look through all of my spending. Last year I paid close attention to my grocery category and then to what we spent eating out. Whew! We average spending $7 per person per day. 🙁 Bummer! That’s really a lot. I […]
Save Money at Christmas by Getting Creative with Your Gift Wrap
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Okay, all those pretty gifts, you know, the ones that are perfectly wrapped and sporting beautiful bows? Yeah those gifts, well, they sure aren’t the gifts I wrapped! So maybe I’m a bit tired or maybe it’s laziness due to the little one zapping away all of my energy, but my gifts look anything but picture perfect this year. However, they do have a certain charm all of their own. After all, how many times does a person receive their […]
Welcome to October. News and Sales
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Welcome to October! Yeah, yeah, I know. It’s already the third of the month! Really, I cannot believe it’s October already! I’m sure my brother is thinking that as well. 🙂 He and a very sweet girl who I am excited to call sister will be getting married on the 19th!!! Yay. 🙂 It’s a good thing when brothers get married. Know why? More girls! With 4 boys, 2 girls in my family, and 5 boys in Jason’s family, we […]
Your Tax Refund, What Are You Doing With It?
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It’s that time of year again, when most of us get a nice big check in the mail. So, what are you doing with your tax refund? It’s easy to see a number larger than most of us see in our accounts at one time and think we deserve to go on that shopping spree and buy those shoes, or truck, or, well, just about anything we may have been drooling over in the past few months. 🙂 And I’m […]
5 Great Ways to Save on Vacation
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For a week or so in January we left the cold winter weather of Ohio and drove to the Florida Keys. So today I want to share with you a few ways to save on vacation. 5 Great Ways to Save on Vacation: 1. Determine your priorities. Is it really important to stay in a 4 star hotel with all the amenities, or can you be happy in a smaller, slightly outdated but clean room? We found a 2 star […]
5 Easy Ways to Save Money
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We all have our little tricks when it comes to saving money. Here my little tricks in 5 easy ways to save money. 5 Easy Ways to Save Money 1. Consider getting rid of your home phone if you haven’t already. This is one of the easy ways to save money. Hubby and I save about $30 a month by not having a home phone. Sometimes we need a fax machine and in that case we go to the library. […]
How I Track My Spending ~ A Keeping of Accounts
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As a Good Steward I need to track my spending. But how do I do it? As a teen I remember how thrilled I was when I was given my first real spending money. I was 15 and mom started paying me a little each week for helping out around the house. (As the oldest of 6 in a farming, homeschooling family, you better believe I earned it!) I was thrilled to have money to spend on myself. But I […]
More Fall Decor on a Budget
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Last week I showed you the wreath I made, with out having to buy a single thing. Today I wanted to share a bit more of my fall decor on a budget. You know when you walk into a house and the first thing you see is this lovely mantle, perfectly decorated? Well, that’s not my house. I don’t even have a mantle. 🙁 I know, I know, pity me please!!! 🙂 However, I do have a really awesome bookcase. […]
Fall Wreath on a Budget
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Due to some changes in spending the hubby and I are making, I decided I had no need to buy things for fall decor. In fact, I am not really one to decorate much anyway. Not that I don’t enjoy it, but that I lack inspiration. However when you are a blogger, or you read blogs, there is so much inspiration out there that you “just catch it”. So now, I have all these ideas for decorating and no budget. […]
Quick Tip Tuesday 2
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Alrighty, I’m back with another Quick-Tip-Tuesday! The quick-tip I have for you today, is a cheap and natural way to clear clogged drains and pipes. All you need is vinegar and baking soda. I am going to clean the drain that has my garbage disposal in it. I love my garbage disposal, but greasy food particles can build up in it. Causing the water flow to slow down, and the kitchen to stink! Because the drain hole for the […]
Puppy Hooded Towels for Brothers
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A dear friend of mine is adopting a newborn baby boy and words cannot express how excited I am for her and her husband! They have a little 31/2 yr old boy that they are in the process of adopting also. When I heard the church family was having a baby shower for them I immediately decided I wanted to make something for both boys. Big brother, little brother style. After spending some time on Pinterest, I found my inspiration. You […]
How to Earn Free Amazon Gift Cards with Swagbucks!
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Today I would like to take a little time to talk about a site I have come across recently and have really fell in love with. That site would be Swag Bucks! Perhaps you have heard about swag bucks already. Maybe you’ve seen posts from your friends on face book or Twitter saying they won swag bucks and you wondered what it was all about. Well today I am going to explain that! Swag bucks works in two ways; they get paid […]
Funny Wrapping Papper
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Ever needed to buy a gift for some-one, and by the time you buy the wrapping paper and bow you have no money left for the gift? Lets face it Birthday paper is expensive! What do you do that Sunday paper once you are done with it? Do you throw it away or let it stack up in the garage? Introducing….. the funny wrapping paper! It’s my youngest brothers birthday and after spending nearly an hour wandering around the store, […]
Cash Back With Ebates!
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A good friend shares the savings! That being said, I am very grateful for the friend who introduced me to Ebates last year around Christmas time. Today I am going to be that good friend and (attempt to) explain how Ebates works. Ebates has developed advertising partnerships with hundreds of stores online. A store such as Kohl’s will pay Ebates a % of every sale that Ebates sends their way and then Ebates gives a portion of that % to people […]
