Casual Fridays - Your Small Business
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Homemaking on Friday, January 28, 2011
The other day, my cell phone rang while I was sitting at my desk working on some writing. On the other end of the line was one of my favorite authors, a first-timer like me who has been a great inspiration in my life.
After a few minutes of small talk, she divulged the real reason for her call: TAXES! She and I had shared a limited conversation in the past about expenses related to business travel. ... READ MORE
Cool Tool for the Supermarket
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Here’s a simple idea to help make supermarket planning and budgeting easier.
Grocery List Wizard is a handy, free site where you can create a shopping list, automatically list items by grocery aisles where they are found, estimate costs of your purchases, and print a copy to take along with you to the store.
Very handy (and the fact that a Catholic family man is behind this operation comes as no surprise)!
Un-Frugality
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Tuesday, November 25, 2008
In case anyone’s been wondering how my laundry project turned out, I am officially declaring it a success. Today I emptied my laundry room floor of piles for the second week in a row, and I’m confident that I’ll be able to keep this up for the foreseeable future, barring any unexpected catastrophes.
(And yes, okay, the birth of our new baby in February is probably going to put a temporary crimp in... READ MORE
Having a Baby on a Budget
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, October 30, 2008
I recently read yet another article about the costs of having kids, this one focusing particularly on the costs of baby stuff.
The author quoted a figure for getting “set up” for the arrival of a new baby that seemed surprisingly high to me, although she did admit that it could be done for less if you were on a budget.
That got me thinking about all the people I know who have welcomed babies into... READ MORE
Electric Blues
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
When Dan told me how much our electric bill was for last month, I nearly choked.
$218.
I winced just typing that number. That’s a lot of juice.
When we examined the bill, though, we found that it’s not our usage that has gone up significantly—it’s our rate.
I whined only for a moment before realizing no amount of complaining was going to slash my utility bill. Next, I researched some ways to cut down... READ MORE
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