We are HUGE believers in having an emergency fund. An emergency fund is essential to "surviving the stores". What do you do if you get a flat tire and need a new one, have an unexpected trip to the emergency room, or your roof starts leaking?Do you go into debt (or into more debt) to pay for it?Dave Ramsey, a highly respected financial adviser, recommends having AT LEAST a $1,000 emergency fund ...
Canning Pickled Okra: My First Attempt at Canning!
I have been TERRIFIED of canning for the longest time. I don't really know why I was so scared - I guess just fear of the unknown?But learning to can is not only something that can help save money by stocking up on fruit and veggies when they are in season, but it is also a basic homesteading/survival skill that might prove handy to have in the future!I recently got a LOT of okra at a local ...
Natural Burn Remedy with Baking Soda!!
Boys do crazy things sometimes! Especially when you get several of them together WITHOUT their wives or girlfriends around. Last weekend we went to a reunion in Central Texas with several college friends. During the day on Saturday the men went out for a couple of hours to explore the Guadalupe River while the girls stayed inside with the kids. During their exploration they saw a huge rope ...
Frugal Travel Tips
I promised you guys a post on frugal travel tips today (since we have been doing SO much traveling recently) but you are going to get to read it a little differently than normal. :)Instead of reading it here, you can head over to my good friend Stephanie's site, Couponing 101, to read my GUEST POST on Frugal Travel Tips (you will need to scroll down a little bit to get to the post)!There are all ...
Ten Tips For Surviving The Store Clerks & Cashiers
In our quest to survive the stores, we will inevitably run into problems in the checkout lane. Here are some tips to help you avoid some of those problems, and to help you know what to do if a problem arises. 1) SMILE! I'm always amazed at how far a simple smile and a “how’s it going?” gets me. Many times we get in the habit of treating cashiers and customer service representatives like they ...
Cheap and Quick Bee Sting Relief
:: The following is a guest post by Amy at Amy Loves It! ::It is always exciting to find an inexpensive tip that works well, but the way I found out about the best way to treat a sting was not without tears.While we were on vacation a few weeks ago, my 3-year-old daughter was stung twice in the hand by a yellow jacket. It immediately began swelling, and she was, of course, screaming very ...
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