Are you considering starting the journey to debt free for yourself? If so, I think it’s imperative that you should go for it. There’s never been a more crucial time as to the importance of financial security. The reasons to free yourself from the debt that’s weighing you down like cement shoes is as numerous as …
In today’s harsh economic environment thousands of businesses go bankrupt every year. The ones that survive are those that manage to curtail expenses while keeping customer service at excellent levels. Fortunately, it is possible to reduce costs and manage a business more efficiently with the help of the latest business management tools.
I often find people who question why we go to the extreme budget cuts we do, and live the lifestyle we live, in order to better our situation. For many, they just don’t find it worth the several years of extreme frugality that we’re “subjecting” ourselves to in order to reduce/eliminate our debt. Don’t misunderstand: …
Happy Mother’s Day! Like most people, we so enjoy showering love on our moms on Mother’s Day. But holidays and birthdays bring up a bit of hesitancy these days since we adopted our frugal living lifestyle on January 1st of this year. Society says we’re obligated to give gifts, and we love to shower our …
Here’s a great muffin recipe that will go over great at any breakfast or brunch event. Taken from an old church-type cookbook, where all great recipes originate from. 🙂 Blueberry Streusel Muffins 1/3 c. sugar 1/4 c. butter, softened 1 egg 2-1/3 c. flour 4 tsp. baking powder …
Before I became a stay-at-home, homeschooling, earning-income-from-home mom, I held a variety of jobs. I worked at Burger King, waitressed at an ice cream shop (and a bar in a small town, but that’s a whole other post), earned my cosmetologist’s license, worked retail at department stores, and did accounting for an electronics store. But …
Since a few people have asked now, I thought I’d do a post on how we feed our family of six on $450 a month or less. It takes a bit of planning, but all in all, our technique is pretty easy. We rarely use coupons, so most of our savings comes from a well-thought …
Are you “Stick-to-it-iveness”ly Challenged? One of the hardest parts for me of our “Getting Out of Debt” Plan has been dealing with the fact that I’m a bit ADHDish. My mind is constantly hopping around from one thing to another, and although new and great ideas come often and easy to me, sticking with them …
We’ve tried many banana bread recipes, but this simple recipe remains our family’s favorite. My paternal great grandmother, who was a young mom during the Great Depression, had a love for people as big as the world, and loved to feed everyone who walked into her door. The delicious taste of this bread proves it.
Health Cost Savings for Contact Lens Wearers On a super frugal budget like ours, one of the things we work hard at saving money on is healthcare costs. We do this in a variety of ways, such as eating healthier and exercising to keep our bodies healthy, looking for natural remedies when possible, and saving …
