From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Part 2 – Living frugally, yet well

This is the 2nd post in response to the question: “Can you explain how to save money while still raising a family and trying to keep up with what society seems to think a family needs to have?”
On Friday, I talked about Keeping up with the Joneses (AKA Society) and keeping Clothing purchases from [...]

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Part 1 – The Joneses and Clothing

Get a cup of coffee and something to nibble, pull up a chair and get comfy. My friend asked for the impossible and I do love a challenge. I recently posted a request for article ideas on my Journal. The first suggestion was “Can you explain how to save money while still raising a family [...]

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Articles By Request

I posted a request for topic ideas on my other blog. So far, I’m up to three really great topics. I plan to use all the resources at my disposal to write articles on the following topics:

Can you explain how to save money while still raising a family and trying to keep up with what [...]

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Best Brunswick Stew By Accident

Before I left for work on Monday, I took the easy way out for dinner and put a pork tenderloin roast in the crock pot with some diced tomatoes, garlic, and spices. This pork roast is a favorite of Momma’s family, because it means one thing… CARNITAS! I always make 3 meals from our pork [...]

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Keeping Up With The Accounts

We have 12 bank accounts. How does this happen? Quicken used to be a simple program to use, but not anymore.
In the beginning, there was just Momma. I had one checking account and one savings account. When my three young ladies started receiving child support, I opened a savings account for each of them, those [...]

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