Are you getting ansty for spring like we are? It has been a long winter and we are ready for spring, sunshine, longer days and being outdoors. The daffodils are poking through, the temperature is slooooowly creeping upward and a big smile has returned to my face…well that is a bit of an exaggeration. I […]
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I love to cook and would much prefer to eat something homemade then made from a box. Homemade food tastes better to me and my family and a lot of the time the meals are healthier and less expensive than their store made, processed counterparts. Make It Yourself Monday gives me a chance to experiment […]
READ MORE >>This week is "America Saves Week", who knew?
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According to this article, “the federal government reported that the U.S. personal savings rate jumped to 3.6% in December”. Apparently the savings rate has been zero or close to it for years. Could it be that something good will come out of this economic crisis? Will we become like the generation that lived through the […]
READ MORE >>Is your child a foodie? If not, consider menu planning.
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“Do you cook every night?” my good friend recently asked me this as she was scooping some boxed macaroni & cheese lunch for our hungry kids. We were having a play-date, but honestly it is as much a play-date for the mommies as it is for the kiddies. Anyway… my friend is a recent sahm […]
READ MORE >>Retirement Planning: Staying the course even when it hurts.
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Recently I lamented to my husband about the massive nose dive our retirement accounts have taken. Contributing to a retirement account, whether it was my 401k at my previous company or my current Simple IRA, has always been a priority of mine. “I worked my %$&# off for that money” , I said to my […]
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When I started blogging back in the fall I had not a single idea about the tech part of it. I wanted an outlet to talk about my passion of family personal finance and didn’t even know what html was. I chose Blogger because it is free and am now on my third template. I […]
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I received this invitation recently in the mail from Nissan, it states “Receive a $25 gift card when you test-drive a new 2009 Nissan vehicle.” Okay, I thought, a $25 gift card is nice, but when I opened the invitation and saw it was a Target $25 gift card I got excited. The restrictions are […]
READ MORE >>Finally… a good mail day of my own!
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I finally had my own good mail day. I sign up for all of these great samples from various sites online and then I forget about the deals until they come in the mail. Today I was very surprised with the loot in my mailbox. There should also be a Cascadian Farms granola bar with […]
READ MORE >>Spring must be around the corner – I got my CSA registration!!
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It is frigid outside and that darn groundhog saw his shadow on Monday so now we have 6 more long weeks of winter…but I received an email yesterday that gives me hope that spring isn’t too far away. I received my registration form for our local CSA. CSA stands for “community supported agriculture”. Our CSA […]
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I am doing a happy dance!! My 3 year old is finally potty trained. I am excited, my db is excited and I believe my dd is excited. The sound of “tinkle in the toilet” is the sweetest sound on earth. I really tried not to push the subject because she was just not interested […]
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