The other day I had a conversation with a good friend who had shared a meme from Tumbler. This particular meme basically said that poor people will always be poor because there isn't any other way out. I highly disagree with the original poster (my friend shared it as a conversation piece) and in ...
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If you're a new or expecting Momma, you've very likely already got a plateful of decisions to make and one of them is whether or not to use cloth diapers or disposable diapers. Having a baby is hard enough especially if you're trying to prepare your finances for a new baby before you get ...
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9 Reasons To Become a Homesteading Family
My entire life I have dreamed of more. Not more as in "more stuff" or "more money," but more to life. I don't know about you, but I get seriously worn out by amount of technology, political correctness and other "requirements" that we are "required" to do on a daily basis. I've dreamt of simple and ...
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30 Ways to Use WD-40
As a child, I remember my Dad always had a can of WD-40 in the trunk of the car and in the house under the sink. It stayed right beside his rolls of duct tape. When I was little, I used to think that it could only be used to loosen a tight bolt or fix my bicycle chain when it needed greased. These ...
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DIY Pallet End Table
It's only a small secret around here that I love upcycled projects. From upcycled denim projects, ways to upcycle milk jugs, ways to upcycle sheets and even ways to upcycle towels, I love finding a new use for something to give it life where it may not have any of its "conventional" life left. ...
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Why Every Child Should Go Camping on the Beach
Have you ever been camping on the beach? I don't mean renting a cabin near the beach either. I mean taking your tent and parking that bad boy right near the water, in the sand, with no one but you and God's creation around. If not, you should. Recently, Emma and I, together with some friends o ours, ...
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27 Sweet and Tangy Lemon Treats
I adore lemon recipes. For real. I could eat lemon bars everyday for the rest of my life and never get tired of them. They scream summer to me so when it's the middle of winter and cold out, a sweet and tangy lemon recipe has the ability to perk me up and make me long for beach weather. The great ...
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Copycat Blackberry GoGurt Recipe
Do your kids love GoGurt? Mine does, but I hate the fact that they are so stinking expensive. Around here they're priced around $2.75 per box, which considering what they are? Is just insane to me. Add to that and they are filled with very unhealthy chemicals and preservatives that I don't ...
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Easy Lasagna Recipe
It should be long established around here that I love pasta. It's filling, comforting and best of all? Cheap! We eat pasta at least twice a week and while I know that isn't exactly the healthiest? It's a must have for us! Between my Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, my homemade ...
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Dollar Tree Candy Jar Craft
Have you ever looked at something and then realized that it could be made into something new? That is my life. I seriously will sit and stare at a jar or bottle for a while trying to find a new way to use it. Finding creative new uses for old bottles is something I get a kick out of. Okay, I'm ...
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