Target Cartwheel is FUN! Target is my favorite one-stop shop and over the weekend, I discovered their Cartwheel program and found myself saving additional money on items that I was going to buy anyway. If you shop at Target, then you are going to love this program. The Cartwheel program helps you save on the things […]
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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting
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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we aren’t over-spending. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house. Lately when I see my bill at the check out, I’m shocked at […]
READ MORE >>Purse Purge & A Peek in Mine | Weekly Decluttering Challenge
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Does your handbag weigh as much as one of your kids? Does it hold everything but the proverbial kitchen sink? This week’s decluttering challenge is a Purse Purge. Last week, we organized our wallets, so it’s only natural that we clean out and organize our handbags too. Like my wallet, my handbag is fairly neat […]
READ MORE >>20 Chicken Wings Recipes
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Chicken wings are a crowd pleaser. If there’s a big game or a party, my family loves to celebrate with a big platter of chicken wings. In the past, we would buy wings from a local wing joint, but they are so easy to make at home and much cheaper too. This list ranges in […]
READ MORE >>Organize Your Wallet & A Peek Inside Mine
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Not everything in my life is neat & tidy, but I do keep a neat & tidy wallet. I don’t like the out-of-control feeling I have when my wallet is full of receipts, cards & cash aren’t in pockets, and it is bulging with change. Since this is my year of DECLUTTER, I thought I […]
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On January 1st, I declared my word for 2014 to be DECLUTTER. I found myself feeling suffocated by our home, my schedule, my diet, our budget, and my mind, so I’m focusing on decluttering in 2014 and hopefully by the end of the year, I’ll feel much freer and less stressed. In the first 3 weeks […]
READ MORE >>How to Cook Dried Beans
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Cooking dried beans sounds like a lot of work, but I’m going to show you that it is quite easy. The benefits of cooking your beans instead of buying them canned far outnumbers any extra work. Cooked beans taste better than canned beans. Cooked beans have significantly less sodium than canned beans. Have you read the […]
READ MORE >>Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
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My family loves chicken wings and Garlic Parmesan is our favorite flavor. We usually order wings from a favorite local wing joint, but they are so easy to make at home. Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings Print Author: Kristia Ludwick Ingredients 2.5 lbs frozen or fresh chicken wings olive oil 1 teaspoon seasoning salt, I […]
READ MORE >>Introducing the 2014 Grocery Budget Challenge
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Are you spending more on groceries every month than your budget allows? Would you like to reduce your grocery spending? Are you an impulsive grocery shopper? The grocery bill can get out of control for me if I’m not careful. In fact, when I looked back on our spending in 2013, I was surprised at […]
READ MORE >>Meal Planning: 11 Tips for Success
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These simple meal planning tips will help you save time, your sanity, and money. It’s a win-win-win!! Why Meal Planning? If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control, it is GROCERIES. And if there is one strategy that can help take back control your grocery spending, it’s meal planning. Personally, […]
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