I don’t know how many of you all would be interested in getting $25 for free, but if you sign up on Revolution Money exchange between now and April 15th, they will credit your account with $25. I have no idea how long they can afford to give each new member $25, but I...
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I’ve been thinking about the upcoming Frugal Cooking carnival and thought it might be fun to share some other money saving tips now and then as well. My first tip is a simple one: THE GREAT WATER JUG. We spend a fair bit of time running back and forth to various places– I’ve got three kids...
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1 Chronicles 16:27-32
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I thought I ought to give you the rest of the details about our frugal-cooking carnival, coming up on April 25th. The object is to put together three days of yummy and affordable menus. Serve it to your family anytime between now and April 25th. Then share your three day experiment with all of...
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Eldest is talking about getting an apartment with a friend this summer. I’m sad to think of her not living at home, but I’m also excited for her to have this adventure. This evening on the way home from Pizza Hut, John and I were talking about which extra bits of furniture we have that...
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Rather than answering your questions in comments and maybe having people not see my answers, I thought I’d just write here. First of all– the food processer question. 90% of the time I use the processor to chop onions. Y’all might remember that we ‘glean’ onions every fall. They’re rejected by the seed company for being too...
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My poor tired food processer gave up the other day. No wonder. I use it probably 5 days a week, sometimes twice in one day. Now I need a replacement, and I’m hoping y’all can recommend something big and strong and affordable, say in the under-$100 range. Or, failing that, at least something big...
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First of all, I have a new writing gig over at Workitmom.com. I’ll be writing there once a month or so. This month my article is Could adoption be right for your family? Check it out if that’s something you’re considering! Next– this bit of news made my stomach all quivery. My book – MY...
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This afternoon after surviving an arduous first-day-of-homeschool-after-a-10-day-vacation, I pulled out an activity that I’d brought on the trip but hadn’t gotten around to doing with the girls. It was totally frou-frou: a bunch of dollar-store fake fingernails. The girls had a blast sticking on the nails, feeling ever-so-elegant. As my 5 year old...
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