Hello Friend, I just want to let you know that I am participating in Melissa at Pocket Homeschool's Advent Calendar email freebies this month. Itfocuses on the theme Around the World and features Christmastraditions in several different countries, as well as a "passport". There are freebies for kids and parents. I will be offering my muffins from anything you have in the pantry recipe as a freebie. How it works: You subscribe to receive the FREE advent calendar emails here from my friend,...
4 days ago • 2 min read
Hello! It's busy season everyone, so let's get right to it... Gift Ideas Here are some old articles on my blog that may help you... Practical Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas 30 Gift Ideas Under $30 For The Person Who Has Everything Unique Stocking Stuffers for your Adult Children 10 Great Gifts For Fun Dads To Enjoy With Their Kids Great Gifts for a Six Year Old Boy What To Get The Essential Oils Lady For Christmas The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Holiday Traditions DIY No Sew Snowman...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Friend, For October, our local public library offered a deal, where your child had a paper and they needed to read 15 minutes a day. Then, they could cross out a pumpkin. After all the pumpkins are colored in or crossed out, you bring it back for rewards. This month's rewards were quite amazing! This is what each of my four children received... Pizza sticks and sauce at a local pizza place (valued at $9.99 each) A small chocolate shake at a fast food place (valued at $2.49 each) a free...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Friend, Have you ever thought about how "less" can become "more"? Here are a few things for you to think about... Less junk food, more nutrients. Less car trips, more exercise. Less sweets, more weight loss. Less possessions, more space. Less self-pity, more happiness. Less presents, more appreciation. Less waste, more conservation. Less electronics (TV, computer, cell phone, etc.), more conversation. Less complaining, more thankfulness. Less sleep, more time in the day (maybe we should...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friend, I have been going through auction items to list them online for sale and came across these rubber stamp roll things. I don't know if most people call them Stamp Roll, Stamp Wheel, Circular Stamper. If you have some knowledge about this, please reply and let me know. I appreciate it. My Bread Machine Broke My lovely $5 rummage sale bread machine gave out on me yesterday. I was so sad that I cried about it. I think I just feel overwhelmed trying to do "all the things" right now....
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friend, A few weeks ago, we bought an abandoned storage unit for just $5. It was some distance away, so we had to rent a Uhaul for $94 to get all the stuff to our garage. It was someone's estate items. The unit hasn't been touched since 2018. The storage garage property owner was finally full in all their other units with a waiting list and had to put it up for auction since no one had been paying on this one for a long time. We are busy people, so it takes us a while to get through all...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Friend, I stumbled on this video, Why the Amish never go broke and I thought it was very interesting. It seems that they have: community to help them multiple income streams less expenses a "be ready before things go wrong mindset" no debt, which is helpful trust in God's provision ability to pivot because they have mastered multiple helpful skills (more below) - "if one job disappears, they have 5 more they can do" Mastering Multiple Helpful Skills Today is a great day to start...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friend, Is it possible to save money when you have no time available? I am in the process of learning this and will share what I know. I am a happily married stay at home mom with 6 of my kids living at home - who runs 7 side hustles (blogger / influencer, Etsy shop, ebay store, TPT store, author, auction resale, and Young Living oils), homeschools 4 children, does homemaking, loves to make crafts and is a pet owner. My income in all of these little income streams only earned 25% of...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Friend, We need to talk about this today because... we lost one of our major sources of income recently (my husband's full time job), which is why it's important to have Multiple Income Streams everybody! So, now we must spend less money on baked goods. Here are a few of our past "tried with much success" tips - some we are still doing and some we are going back to... Flour - buy it in bulk, to keep it from getting "buggy," freeze it overnight, then store it in airtight containers....
2 months ago • 2 min read