good strategies for tight budgets
5 days ago
January 25, 2012
Managing Clothes for a Large Family: 4 Moms | Raising Olives
Good advice on hand-me-downs for children. Keeping them beyond 3 years is too long for my family, as well. It is fun to pass them along and see what comes your way when the need arises!
1 week ago
January 22, 2012
Which is Cheaper for Diapers Now? Amazon Mom or Shopping In-Store? | Baby Cheapskate
Of interest to anyone who buys diapers on Amazon.
I do find a big convenience factor in everything I order there, and there is no sales tax (at least for now) which is an almost 10% savings here in Tennessee. However, I’m still not sure if Prime shipping will be worth it for our family in the long run.
2 weeks ago
January 12, 2012
The most exciting thing that has ever happened to me as a blogger :: Money Saving Mom®
This may be the fullest expression of Dave Ramsey’s suggestion to live frugally and give generously. Congratulations to Crystal!
3 weeks ago
January 9, 2012
If you’ve read my book or this blog for any amount of time, then you know that my dad is an alcoholic. He says he drank three quarts of beer a day for fourteen years. It’s important for me to follow that sentence with this one: he has been sober for over twenty years, loves Jesus, and has good sense. But the use and abuse of alcohol is part of our family history, for better or worse. It seems to me the people most qualified to talk about hope are the ones who have been hopeless and lived to tell about it. Dad knows hopeless. Yet, he lives. And now he’s telling about it.
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scary hope | chatting at the sky
Download this ebook for FREE and share it with someone who can use a little hope.
3 weeks ago
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December 22, 2011
She Laughs at the Days: So You're Worried Your Wife is Getting Fat
Okay, this is not frugality-related, but I thought someone might find Carrien’s article as insightful as I did. She analyzes the reasons why a wife/mom might turn to food and suggests positive alternatives that seem realistic and encouraging.
Sometimes I think a few extra “thank you’s” would fill me up longer than an ice cream ever could.
1 month ago
December 16, 2011
Free family question jar printable would make a wonderful gift!
1 month ago
December 16, 2011
You only have one life! Don’t live it encased in a screen. When you begin to do this, when you begin to really look at your life with gratefulness and thanksgiving, you will begin to see it in a different light. Then, and only then, will you be able to take your foot off the brake and go back to looking at blog updates and Facebook stats without that knawing worm of discontent
1 month ago
December 15, 2011
Making A Difference This Holiday Season :: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures
an appeal for us to “give deep” this Christmas
1 month ago
December 13, 2011
Children’s socks and underwear are my biggest clothing expense (all else easily found at thrift stores.) I admire the way Michele remakes tights into socks…and a headband!
1 month ago
December 10, 2011
“Use wild material: I always prefer to pull branches and weeds from the backyard before seeking out commercially grown flowers. In fact, I would suggest finding an interesting dead branch for your holiday centerpiece.”
1 month ago
December 10, 2011
1 month ago
December 8, 2011
An Open Letter to Suze Orman
Standing ovation for Connie at Smockity Frocks, who gives Suze Orman something to think about.
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