How to make your own Stevia extract
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I love my morning coffee. But in an effort to lower my sugar intake a few years ago I began to use stevia.
I learned how to make my own extract from home grown stevia.
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Three tips for saving up money fast
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I think everyone finds themselves in a situation where they need to make a big purchase and they need to do it fairly quickly.
You might remember that last year at this time my husband and I were saving for a new roof. And we were able to pull together the cash very quickly.
Now we need to get a new vehicle and will need to purchase it in the next five months
Read More65+ slow cooker recipes for any occasion
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My slow cooker has changed my life. I know that makes me sound like a crazy person, but I don't care. It has helped me go from stressed out mama whose children would survive off of PB&J to a stressed out mama whose children get a healthy and somewhat home cooked meal.
Nothing thrills me more than dumping ingredients into my crock pot and coming back hours later to a complete meal that's finished!
Read MoreHow I took my blog from a hobby to a business
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Have you ever gotten your car stuck in sand? It’s happened to me a few times and it’s frustrating and a little embarrassing. Your wheels spin and spin and sand flies everywhere and people standing on the sidewalk look at you like it’s your first day on the planet.
That is how I felt about blogging for a long time. Like my tires were stuck in perpetual sand.
Read MoreAre you really saving money?
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I enjoy saving money. As a reformed (ahem... reforming??) spender I get a little thrill when I get a good deal, cut down on a bill or end up spending less than I budgeted.
But I have had to caution myself and work to really save money. It's one thing to pay less than retail or cut back on your expenses. It's another thing entirely to ACTUALLY save that money. And by save, I mean move to your savings account for a rainy day or applying toward a goal or debt.
Read MoreCut the cable: Alternatives that save cash
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It's been three years since Jason and I cut the cable and I don't think we have once regretted it. Not only has it helped save us a lot of money it also helps us control what our children watch and who markets what to them. (I really hope that sentence made sense!)
Today I wanted to delve into some alternatives to cable and satellite that might save you some cash.
Read MoreWhen life hurts...
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I had a friend send me a message on Facebook recently "my heart just hurts," she said. I cried as I read it and I wanted to reach through the screen and hold her hand.
My sweet friend has been through a rough couple of years. Her life has been turned completely upside-down through no fault of her own. I don't relate to what she is going through, but I do relate to that feeling of "life just hurts."
Read MoreHow just two phone calls save me $600 a year
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Is there a bill that is just needling at you because month after month you think you're paying just too much? Been there. Done that. I am grateful that I have the money to pay my bills because there was a time when I didn't. But let's face it, we all have things we want to be spending our money on and bills isn't it.
Read MoreFighting back with collection agencies
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Two weeks ago I got a letter from a collection agency. It was for a debt I did not owe.
SO what did I do about it?
Read MoreHow creating a good morning routine tripled my business + a tool I found that helped me
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Can you believe it's already August? That means 2016 will be drawing to a close before you can blink. Some parts of the year have flown by with a flurry that knocked the wind out of me, while other parts seemed to meander on and on with no end in sight.
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