Financial emergencies seem to be the "stuff of legends" for the majority of people. We seem to think that a financial crisis can't happen to "us" and that they always happen to "everyone else," but the truth of it is that they do happen and yes, they can happen to you as quickly as the ...
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How to Clean Your Home for Less
Do you know what doesn't make much sense to me? How much money we spend out of our family budget simply to clean our homes. It isn't that I think that you shouldn't clean.
Please clean your home.
It's more that I can't believe that we have all (myself included) been duped into thinking ...
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DIY Makeup Brush Cleaner
When was the last time that you took the time to clean your makeup brushes? If it has been a while, you may want to run and make sure it gets done today. Cosmetics and makeup brushes are known to be a breeding ground for at least 6 different types of bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis (the ...
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How to Store Emergency Water for Cleaning
If you're into doing any sort of emergency preparedness, you are likely well aware of how important clean, potable (aka drinkable) water is to include in your preps. Water is life and without it, you will not survive an emergency situation where your ability to get good, clean water is taken away. ...
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Smokey BBQ Sauce Recipe
Years ago, my daughter loved, like all kids, ketchup. Seriously ya'll. I couldn't keep it in the house. Then we moved to Texas and apparently, ketchup became an abomination because I haven't had to buy it in four years. In its place, she now consumes BBQ sauce like she's never going to have the ...
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15 Ways to Use Fabric Softener
Do you use dryer sheets in your home? Most of us do! They're really expensive though when you actually sit down and take a look. Yes, you can pick them up cheaply, as low as $0.01 per sheet, but the damage they do to your dryer will cost you far more in the long run. In our home, we use my DIY ...
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Why I Wait 3 Days Before Buying Anything
Alright kids, let's all get comfortable on the story rug because it's story time. Ready? Once upon a time there was a single Mom who worked very hard to provide a good life for her daughter. Each day, Mom would go to work then come home to her daughter then work more after her daughter was fast ...
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How to Save Money on Family Fun
Family fun is one of those things that an overwhelming majority of people seem to think is out of their family budget. They will sit at home, bored out of their mind, waiting for fun to come to them. The thing is though that you can save money on family fun and it isn't as hard as you might think. ...
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Strawberry Fruit Rollup Recipe
My Emma is a snacker. She always has been, but over the years, I've gotten pretty particular about what snacks she gets. It seems like the older that she gets, the unhealthier the snacking options that are available are. That's why in 2015 when we started really going at figuring out the things ...
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How to Calculate Net Worth
Do you know what your net worth is? If you're like most, you don't. After all, the majority of people don't list personal finance as one of their hobbies. Learning how to calculate net worth might not be your favorite thing in the world to do, but it is incredibly important for your financial ...
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