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Money Saving Tips – Week 4
Control your buying. It really is that simple. I think of all the stuff I have in my house and all the decluttering I have done over the last several years and think “Deanna, be selective about what you bring into this home that you have worked so hard to declutter.”...
Money Saving Monday Week 3
Have you implemented any of the Money Saving tips from the last couple weeks? We have had a blast using our gift cards, rewards and digital coupons. We had a $50 Applebees Card from the Upside App rewards and had dinner there over the weekend. It was enough to even...
Job Attitudes
I was talking to a friend last night and asked her if she had to work tomorrow and she smiled and enthusiastically said "yes". Unfortunately, out of my lips came my already-formed comment and I said, "Ughhh". And man, was I convicted today!! I was only thinking about...
Money Saving Monday Week 2
Coupons.Gift Cards.Money-Saving Apps.Credit Card Rewards Points.All ways to save and find extra money. 😜 Clipping coupons may sound old-fashioned. But is it, really? ✂️ 1. Kroger still sends paper coupons in the mail. Trust me…they are worth looking at. Also you can...
Money Saving Monday
Use it up. Wear it out. Make do. Do without. A popular theme used during the Great Depression in the 1930's. Families had to do all of those things just to survive since jobs, money and food were hard to come by. I remember hearing my grandma talk about some of the...
Not Everybody Has Somebody
This saying came to my mind this morning as I woke up really early praying for my cousin who is having brain surgery today. I know there are so many people praying for her. I started praying my "usual daily" prayers for my husband, my daughters, my mom, my in-laws, my...
A Winning Formula
I’ve watched a lot of basketball over the last few weeks. Well honestly, I’ve watched a lot of basketball over my whole life. The whole purpose of a basketball game is to see who can get the most points to WIN at end of a designated time period. We strategize, study...
I Found the Answer
I love time. I know it sounds weird, but I love time. I love watches. I love fun clocks. I love to-do lists and goals and all-the-new-rage Bingo cards that allow me to plan my days, weeks, months and year to the fullest. I love marking off items on the to-do lists. I...
Butterscotch, Cherry or Humble Pie?
My mother-in-law used to make the best butterscotch pie in the world! We would always "fight" over who would get the last piece. Butterscotch is my favorite flavor of pie. Whether your favorite pie is cherry, butterscotch, apple or peach, the worst kind of pie to have...
