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Care Packages for the Homeless: Way to Help the Homeless
Nationwide, temperatures have been frigid. Ice courses through the bones. And while I tucking my children into bed, years of route "courtesy prayers" are spouted... "Lord, thank you for our yummy dinner tonight. Thank you for our house during the cold winter...please...
Fall Fashion Colors
Source Ever since I started talking "Frugal Fashion" on here, my eyes gravitate towards pops of color. I'm always trying to figure out ways to make that one inexpensive piece look like a million bucks and color is the way to do it. Yes, I share my love of all things...
End of the Month Deals & Steals (Free Crockpot Cookbook)
It's the end of August already! Wow, I can barely believe the fall has arrived. With that, there are many printable coupons that may be gone tomorrow, although we hope they are reset. Snag these deals while you can. In honor of the craze with the CrockPot girls, here...
"Everything but the Chop" Brat Burger
Source It's football season, and in our home, that means the grill is on fire quite a bit. Back in June, I shared our family's love of all things "brats," and being from Wisconsin, there's just something synonymous with brats, cookouts and football. It's funny how it...
Can You Freely Share Your Bedlam?
The story of the recipe that is so easy, it was made in the back seat of a mini van - literally. Last night, we hosted a cook out for families involved in the Classical Conversations home school program that I direct. In very simplistic layman's terms, I am basically...
It's a Relationship
I'm stepping out of my typical frugal living, saving money, family manager tips and ideas "hat" to continue a series I have been sharing this summer. Honored, Humbled, Humiliated, Frustrated, Loved, Worried, Overwhelmed, Incapable... In this 4th of five posts on the...
Kitchen Tip: Draining Ground Beef (Power Cooking)
Power Cooking, Cooking in Bulk, Freezer cooking are all synonymous with quick and easy techniques that I use to help get dinner on the table with less stress and less mess. Draining ground beef is one of them. When I shared my Power Cooking video with you, I realized...
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As a mom of five blessings and full time family manager, Jen has learned to balance and embrace both the beauty and bedlam of every day life. Her practical, yet tangible, lifestyle ideas encourages others to open their eyes to a “living on less” mentality with hundreds of ideas on living a full life on less money.
She lives it, and invites you along for the journey.
