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When I Don’t Want to Try Again

I flip-flopped for weeks about whether to sign up for Bible study. Not because of the teacher or the content, but rather, for the first time in decades of living sold out,...

Can We Sit in the Tension of Grief and Gratitude?

I've  been sitting in a delicate tension of both gratitude and grief as I think about recent gatherings of family and friends gathered. With her faithful father by her side, my...

Celebrate Good Times, Come On

During our early years of marriage, my husband and I had an inside joke that when the going got tough, I’d lean into “more fun Schmidt.” I actively chose celebration as a way to...

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Fashion Friday Find: #Thankful T-shirt

Fashion Friday Find: #Thankful T-shirt

I've shared my Frugal Fashionista love of dressing up cute shirts lately. From flannel and checked favorites to adding bling, the trend of graphic shirts has made it to the top of my wardrobe list. I'm wearing this look a lot lately (This shirt and necklace also from...

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Best Retail and Restaurant Deals of the Week

Best Retail and Restaurant Deals of the Week

Here are the top Restaurant and Retails Deals of the Week. Top On-Line Coupon Code: Children's Place: 15% off Store Wide on entire order. Gap: 30% off all Regularly priced Kids, Baby and Maternity Items. Use Deal Code: GCKids Aeropostale: 30% off SITE Wide - friends...

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Becoming is HERE!

Becoming is HERE!

The Registration desk at our Becoming Conference has just opened.  Jenny and I, as hosts,  couldn't be more excited to welcome women from around the U.S and share life with them for a few days. I am blessed to partner with these other four amazing ladies who are going...

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Fight For IT!

Fight For IT!

Last night, my twelve year old daughter made noodles for dinner as the entire family raced in five different directions. Fall sports season has kicked off, and two of our teen sons stood over the pot shoveling food faster than any backhoe I’ve seen at work. Was there...

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Easy Meal Planning: Plan to Eat (Tasty Tuesday)

Easy Meal Planning: Plan to Eat (Tasty Tuesday)

This Friday night I will be sharing ideas with 600 women on how to save time and money in the kitchen (even if you don't use coupons). My ideas could take up hours, and yet I will be pretty transparent with the audience in saying that even though these are...

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Computer Friends: Real or Not…and a Question

Computer Friends: Real or Not…and a Question

One of the most surprising aspects of blogging has come in a form I least expected. Since I didn’t know a thing about blogging when I first started plucking away on this keyboard, I assumed I would draft a few sentences here and there thus having preserved some...

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Grabbing the Moment

Grabbing the Moment

The summer sun still blazes, but those dog days of summer are over. My moments have flown, and yet I am not savoring any of them.  So today, instead of giving every aspect of my life a small, unorganized, unfocused piece of me, I'm grabbing the moment, savoring it,...

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ABOUT ME

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.

Jen Schmidt

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