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Can you believe that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner?! This lovely consumer-driven holiday has been used for years — quite successfully I might add — to entice us to buy, buy, buy. By nature, I’m strongly opposed to the whole idea and refuse to participate in the consumption. But what I’m not opposed …
By now you all should know that I love to make my own natural health, home, and beauty products. I love them because they work and I love them because they’re frugal. So when I was using my fancy-pants “eco friendly, 100% natural” mouthwash the other day, I thought to myself, “I think I could …
Honestly, is there anything better than the smell and taste of freshly baked homemade bread? In this age of instant gratification, the art of bread making is at risk of being forgotten as it can be rather difficult to motivate people to make their own bread. Yet, the benefits are well-known and let’s remember…easier isn’t …
“I buy my freedom with my frugality.”~Vicki RobinsFrugal living is about finding freedom from the chains of consumerism. Freedom is a universal desire touching everyone, everywhere. It is most often associated with an ability to purchase, travel, and function independently. We love freedom! However, for some of us our understanding of it has led us astray as …
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. -Abraham Lincoln Here we are, nearing the end of our 23 Day Frugal Living Challenge. I hope your thinking is being transformed and I sincerely hope you’ve …
“Patience gives your spouse permission to be human. It understands that everyone fails. When a mistake is made, it chooses to give them more time that they deserve to correct it. It gives you the ability to hold on during the rough times in your relationship rather than bailing out under the pressure.” ~ Stephen …
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