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Home Management Binder: Finances Section

September 25, 2009

Making sure your finances are in order is one of the keys to running your home smoothly. Having said this, I must admit that this section almost didn’t make it into my Home Management Binder. Here’s why; Initially, I was going to use my binder as a go-to for any and every one that may [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: 2009 Goal Update

September 4, 2009

It is time to take a look back over the goals that we set for ourselves and our homes for 2009. I cannot say how glad I am that I actually set specific goals for myself this year. It truly has helped me! You can see my complete list of goals for this year here. [...]

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2009 Goal Update: July Edition

July 31, 2009

It is hard to believe that the last Goal Update I did was the beginning of June–for the month of May. I thought it was going to work out great to have more time between the updates, but it isn’t. I’ve had a hard time staying on track and remembering where I’m at. June and [...]

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Shopping Banks and Interest Rates

July 22, 2009

When we bought our home and the 50 acres it sits on 5 years ago we had to shop banks to find a “situation” that worked for us. Our case was a lot different than most since not only were we first time home buyers, but we were buying a big chunk of land. Throw [...]

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Why Do I Choose to Stay at Home?

June 25, 2009

It’s no secret that we’ve been on a crazy mission to pay off all of our consumer debt. It’s been a wild journey and at numerous times during this course, I’ve wanted to speed it up and go back to work outside of the home. That would be the quickest way to get this all [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: 2009 Goal Update

June 5, 2009

It’s a new month and time to check in and see how we’ve all be doing on our 2009 goals. I don’t know about you, but this has really helped me stay accountable to myself and to everyone else for that matter. Although things aren’t going exactly as I had planned, we are still taking [...]

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Cutting Grocery Costs

May 6, 2009

This post was originally posted on February 3rd, but it bears repeating as it is my Top Frugal Tip. The number one question I am asked is how I keep my grocery budget as low as I do. Implementing these following 8 tips helped me gain control of my grocery budget, which has given us [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: 2009 Goal Update

May 1, 2009

Goodbye April. I think I may miss you, sorta. Not a huge fan of all the rain and all that jazz, but all in all you were pretty good to me. It’s time for another update on my 2009 Goals. Again, if you haven’t made goals yet, it’s never too late. I encourage you to [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: 2009 Goal Update

April 2, 2009

I find goals play an integral part to my success in any aspect of my life, whether it be goals for the day, my goals as a wife/mother, or goals that I set for a year. Taking a look back periodically really keeps me on the right track, and keeps the goals (and where I [...]

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Making Your Own vs. Store Bought

March 27, 2009

This topic is very near and dear to me for numerous different reasons. It all actually started when I started taking a closer look at our grocery budget and seeing where I could trim. From there I realized that basically everything that I relied on the grocery store for (which was everything), I could make [...]

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