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Before the pandemic, I had about a three week food storage. I had a variety of items in my pantry and two deep freezers. Depending on the time, the deep freezers would each be about 1/2 full unless it was right after a...
A casual acquaintance of mine, I’ll call her Emily, recently posted on Facebook that she and her husband are looking at buying a new 12 passenger van, so...
You can shop in the comfort of your own home- and bathrobe- these days, and millions of people do just that. Online shopping has become the new normal and each year millions of online items are bought...
When I was overweight, I often daydreamed about a time when I would lose weight and have a fun shopping spree. When you’re very overweight as I was,...
My husband had a conference to attend in Memphis last week, so the entire family tagged along.
We usually take vacations this way to save money. My husband’s employer...
Lately, money has been VERY tight.
We have three priorities right now (in order):
1. Eat healthy, nutritious food (which for us means grass-fed meat and organic fruits and vegetables)
2....
Murphy has hit us and hit us hard these last few months.
Murphy is a challenge any time he shows up, but when you have a very small...
When I casually mentioned canning to my husband, he was completely against it. Years ago, when we were first married and flat out broke, inspired by Amy Dacyczyn, we tried canning. It was a miserable experience, especially...
A few weeks ago, the kids and I accompanied my husband to his conference in North Carolina.
We arrived on Saturday, and on Sunday afternoon, we took our kids to the Morehead Planetarium to view the Magic...