I adore my family, but Lord Almighty, some days. I don't think I even need to finish that because I'm pretty positive that most of you could finish it for me. For days where its a "some day," there's nothing more that I love than to climb in a hot bath with a relaxing soak to just let the stress and ...
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The #1 Mistake You’re Making in Your Budget
Do you consider yourself a budget king or queen? Are you dead on with your budgeting every month and never go over budget? Or are you like most families who struggle to stay on budget and stay within the amounts you set for yourself? If so, there is a very simple cause and luckily for us all? It's ...
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Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe
You know those nights when it's chilly outside and you really just want a hearty and filling dinner idea? If you're anything like me, that's just about everyday once the weather turns cool. This hearty slow cooker beef stew recipe is one of those recipes that we were just talking about. It's quick ...
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1 Sneaky Trick to Save on Milk
How much does your family pay for milk each month? Here at our home we go through around 7 gallons each month. Milk here has a huge price span meaning that I can get it for as low as $1.99/gallon at the right store but the average seems to be close to $4.00/gallon. That's almost $30.00 of my grocery ...
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How You Wasted Hundreds Last Month
It's a new month and hopefully you're busy setting up a new budget for this month. I know I am. Yes, my expenses stay the same for the most part, but that doesn't mean that I can just walk away from figuring out where each dollar is headed and how my money will be spent. I love budget time but I ...
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Simple Chocolate Fudge Recipe
There is just something about a simple fudge recipe that makes me think of my childhood. One of my uncles used to make fudge every year and he would always save some of it back for me. He would make peanut butter, vanilla, maple and of course, chocolate fudge! Of all the candies that get made at ...
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The #1 Thing You Misunderstand about Becoming a Millionaire
Tom and I love to dream. We'll cuddle together on the bed and lay out our dreams for when money isn't a real issue and we're debt free. We dream of our own homestead, of leaving our daughter in a place where she'll never have to worry about anything and of helping our friends and family live well ...
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Homemade Almond Turtles
Now that Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas baking can start! This is my favorite time of the year and one reason for that is the baking. I absolutely love baking and making awesome treats for my family. It is a tradition that goes back well over 10 years for me and my family and one that we have ...
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20 Things You Are Forgetting to Stockpile
When I first started doing a bit of emergency preparation, I made my first list of things that I wanted to keep in my stockpile. As I've expanded our preparing and homesteading supplies, I have come to understand that my first list was a bit off. Okay, it was actually a lot off. There were a lot of ...
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Defining Cheap: Cheap Vs. Frugal
I can remember a time in my life when I sought out the cheapest price on any product that I bought. I was under the impression, as I'm sure many of you are, that the cheaper product always equaled the better deal, that the more money I could save on something, the better it was. What I didn't ...
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