Do you have a winter car kit? Even if your area does not often receive snow and ice, it's still a great idea to have one. You never know when you may break down and need an item from it. I've seen a lot of people who -for whatever reason - overwhelm the emergency kits they keep in their car; ...
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63 Mason Jar Gift Ideas
I love mason jars. I have a small collection of vintage and antique mason jars on display in my kitchen. I also love mason jar gifts and my family knows it. Every year when I make my list of "buy me this for Christmas please," there is always at least a few mason jar gift ideas on ...
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43 Softball Gift Ideas for Players and Fans
My Emma played softball this past spring for the first time and she absolutely loved it. She had a lot to learn, but we were incredibly proud of her improvement as the season progressed. Because she fell in love with the sport, I went looking for a few softball gift ideas last year. What I found ...
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52 Fishing Gift Ideas for Fishermen (and Fisherwomen!)
Steve and I love to fish together. In fact, if you ask him, he will tell you that I am his best fishing buddy. Aside from the fact that fishing together is good for our marriage, it makes things super easy when we are looking for fishing gift ideas for each other.
Fishing gifts are one of those ...
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33 Things to Sell to Make Money
One of the most common things I hear from the readers of this blog is that they're living paycheck to paycheck and don't know how to survive on the income they have. One of the best ways to do so if you're having trouble making ends meet is to make extra money. We've all got things we no ...
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47 Ways to Use Old Denim
When we first met, my husband Steve had more clothes than I did. Not only that, but the man had kept clothes that were barely fashionable twenty years ago. As a result, we ended up with quite a few 30-gallon trash bags of old clothes. This left me finding new ways to use old clothes, but ...
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47 Adorable Disney Halloween Costumes for Babies & Toddlers
Guess what? Halloween is coming! Call me odd, but it is my second favorite holiday. Christmas is my first, but I am so excited for Halloween to get here! Know what else I'm a huge fan of? Disney! I love how innocent and adorable most of the characters are. These Disney Halloween costumes for ...
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DIY Shower Jelly Flowers
If you ask me, there's nothing better after a long day than a relaxing bath. Add some candles, my favorite music, bubbles and shower jelly and I'm in Heaven for pampering myself. What I hate though is spending a ton of bath products. That's why I make so many myself. Shower jelly and bath jelly is ...
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How to Prepare for a Recession
Look around you and chances are you will be able to find someone who is worried about recession coming. You may be one of those people. If so, you may be worried that your family won't know how to survive a recession. The answer of course is like most emergencies - you learn how to prepare for a ...
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15 Tips for Living in a Hotel
Have you ever considered living in a hotel? If so, you're not the only one. Thousands of people across the US are thinking about the same thing right now. I was one of them and in fact, I actually did downsize myself and my daughter to move into a hotel near the end of 2017. I've had a lot of folks ...
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