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This is part one in a series about getting started on making money on the Internet. Stay tuned in the next few days for Part 2! Making money online is a topic many People ponder on. It has been an increasingly important question faced by stay at home moms as the desire to stay home with their children wars with the need to bring extra income into the home. Rising...

With Fall upon us and winter quickly approaching it is time to take stock of our pantry’s. This year promises to be a rough year for some, and with that in mind it is time to make sure that we have an adequate pantry to suit our needs. Make a List Start by making a list of what you would like to have in your pantry if you do not already have one. If you are not...

There are a lot of expert opinions on how to properly set goals. I am no expert. However when I learn something through trial & error I like to pass my humble opinion along 🙂 One huge mistake you can make when goal setting is being to vague. Basically, if you don’t know exactly what your goal is, you won’t know if you’re meeting it. Today...

Posted on Mar 24 2009 - 1:49pm by Patty
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I thought that I would blog about our efforts to spend no money except what is absolutely necessary for the next 5 weeks. It seemed like an easy challenge when we first started, and then doubt started to trickle in – Will my husband really give up his chips and candy? Can we live without soda? Those were sort of no-brainers and in the end will not be so bad, but then came trickling in the thoughts, but we are running out of everything…. I need oatmeal, tamari sauce, onions, peanut butter and the list went on and on. Then I stopped...

For thousands of years man has been searching for ways to cure the common cold, ease pain, and reduce inflammation and infection. Even before there were modern day drugs man had remedies for nearly everything that were just as potent and in some cases even more potent than the drugs we know now. Natural herbal remedies can be very frugal, while easing the suffering in a gentle way, but you do need to read up and know what you are doing. Some herbal remedies are very potent and without help it can be easy to overdose on them, just because...

With layoffs, rising prices and uncertainty everywhere we are all looking for ways to save a few dollars. Learning to trim your costs will help your bottom line, and might just make it easier to get thru that looming layoff on the horizon. Shop with Smarts Always plan a menu – planning a menu allows you to know exactly what you need when it is time to go shopping. A menu also cuts down on multiple trips to the store during the week, because you have planned ahead and know what you need. Always use a list- For the same reason as...