Looks like I’ll be inside for part of this coming week. Rain and storms are forecast. Which is just as well since I’ve been neglecting my house for my garden! I’m going to take advantage of the weather and deep clean my kitchen. I thought I'd re-post something I wrote last year about saving money by making your own cleaners. I've had a few people email me asking me to get back to including my ... Read More about Making Your Own Cleaning Products
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Cash Envelope System of Budgeting-A Beginners Guide
How to Use the Cash Envelope System to Budget. The cash envelope system of budgeting is an amazing tool for keeping you accountable and on track with your budget! Even if it seems a little bit old school! Although this way to budget has been around for a while, you may not really be familiar with how it works. So here's an easy to understand guide that breaks it down for you. Also, this system ... Read More about Cash Envelope System of Budgeting-A Beginners Guide
Checks and Harlequins
Well my computer needs a new motherboard (forget it - it's $300 for a new one) but they were able to encase my harddrive so I can use it as an external harddrive (this is new to me?). So the good news is that my pictures are saved and more importantly my Quicken is saved! I dreaded having to start fresh with that because I have years of data (history of spending in different categories etc) that I ... Read More about Checks and Harlequins
A Cold Autumn Day
There's no place better to be than home on a cold blustery day! There's no room in my house that's as cozy in the fall as my kitchen since it's always the warmest place to be! It's also usually the best smelling room in my home as there's bound to be something good in the oven, stove top or the crockpot! It was 40 degrees when we woke up today! Just a few days ago I had to turn on the AC it was ... Read More about A Cold Autumn Day
Is it Too Early For Pumpkin Krunch?
I don't think so! I'm so ready for fall and the weather has been teasing us. First it's cool and fallish and then it's back to humid. Enough already! Anyway, I decided to make the first Pumpkin Krunch of the year today. It's a super easy dessert and the recipe will be at the bottom of this post. It's sort of like pumpkin pie filling with crunchy cake on top. Remember this tray from the ... Read More about Is it Too Early For Pumpkin Krunch?
Investing In What Matters Pt. 1 – Guest Post by Lyn
From Manuela: I have a special treat for everyone today! A guest post by Lyn, who is a reader of this blog. She always leaves such informative and inspiring comments that I asked her if she would be interested in guest posting as she no longer has a blog herself. Lucky for us she said yes!I am clearly not speaking of the stock market (I’m sure many of you don’t want to talk about that anyway). ... Read More about Investing In What Matters Pt. 1 – Guest Post by Lyn