Not Made Of Money

Our little backyard garden is thriving and we’re so excited that it will be harvest time soon. The little tomato plants are just bursting at the seams and the turnips are coming along nicely. It’s such a great feeling to grow your own food!
Here are some posts I enjoyed reading this past week [...]

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The weather has been heating up here in Florida. Not too much longer and the kids will be out of school. Looks like Summer is almost here!
Here are some of my favorite posts from the blogosphere from this past week:
The Tight Fisted Miser reviews how he did on his goals for the month [...]

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Well I’ve been bitten by the “spring cleaning” bug. There are several large decluttering projects I have planned for the coming weeks. We’re also going to be planting our garden and the kids are really geared up for spring break.
Here are some articles I’ve enjoyed recently from the Frugal Blog [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re celebrating the holiday pretty low key. I baked some homemade cupcakes for the kids and we’ll have homemade pizza as a treat later on. I did decorate the kitchen table with a Valentine theme tablecloth from the dollar store and some pink and white streamers that I had [...]

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We finished taking the outdoor Christmas decorations down yesterday and everything is all boxed up and put away. I made my master list of what Christmas decorations we have and what gifts I purchased for next year. I stapled this list to my 2009 calendar in the month of August, which is when [...]

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I’m done with all my Christmas shopping and just have a few more gifts to wrap. My plans are to get those wrapped this weekend so I will be “officially” done. I’m amazed how quickly the past year has gone - seems like it was just yesterday we were celebration last Christmas! [...]

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Every year we get our carpets and living room furniture steam cleaned. It’s amazing how much dirt can accumulate! I’ve tried DIY methods but nothing seems to work as well as having a professional in to do the job. We’ve been using the same service for years - so this week I’m [...]

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