Not Made Of Money

You may have heard me mention before that one way to save money on groceries is to have a meatless meal or two each week. Since meat is always one of the most expensive items on my grocery list, it stands to reason that eating less meat will help you cut your grocery bill. [...]

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Coupon clipping and planning your meals are a great way to cut your grocery expenses. Unfortunately, both of those activities can take a lot of time. What should you do if you need to reduce your grocery budget but don’t have a lot of time to invest? Following these five quick tips [...]

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Paying off a loan ahead of schedule is a great feeling. It means that you now have the freedom to spend that payment amount each month however you want. You can use it to pay down other debt, or even better, save it towards something else you want or need. How cool [...]

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Finding activities to keep the kids busy is an important part of my family’s summer plans. The last thing I want is to have the kids starting at me saying, “Mom, I’m bored.” Boredom doesn’t lead to a fun summer for anyone.
Before summer gets underway, I’ve learned to identify different activities [...]

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No matter what part of the country you live in, the arrival of summer always brings certain things with it: warm weather, bright sunshine, and even the opportunity to earn a little summer income. If you need to earn some extra money during this summer, you only need to look to the things [...]

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One of the most versatile ingredients in anyone’s pantry has to be potatoes. Think about it for a minute; there are a lot of things you can do with a bag of potatoes. Whether you need a hearty dish for a neighborhood picnic or a petite appetizer for a party, you can rest [...]

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When you hear the word bartering what type of thoughts come to your mind? Do you think of old-fashioned folks paying their bills in chickens? Maybe you imagine trading produce for goods at a store. Well, before you think that bartering is a thing of the past, we should talk about the [...]

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