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Planning for a Fun Summer Break

Wow, it’s almost time for school to be done for the year and for summer break to begin. For many of you, anyway. Some of us homeschoolers purposely do school year-round; others of us (myself included) somehow end up that way anyway without really trying… But I don’t want to fritter the summer away this …

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Meal planning is definitely a GREAT way to manage expenses, but it doesn't work if you don't do it right! Make sure you're not missing anything!

Meal Planning Do’s & Don’ts

Meal planning is definitely a great tool for cutting expenses.  But just planning your meals is not enough — you have to do it wisely.  It’s possible to meal plan and still spend MORE money than before (don’t ask me how I know).  This month on Fridays we’re going to explore how to do meal …

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Even camping can be expensive if you aren't careful! This list of ways to save money on it helped me a lot. Especially #3!

Ways to Save Money on Camping

Whoever said camping was cheap must have eaten a few too many s’mores.  Cuz camping can be downright pricey, y’all.  By the time you buy equipment and hit the grocery aisles for everyone’s favorite campfire snack, you can spend a large portion of your paycheck.  But there are ways to save money on camping that …

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Home Staging Before and After

A few weeks ago we had an appointment with our realtor.  Because in the six weeks we’d had the house on the market up to that point, there had been only one showing.  That’s not exactly rush hour, y’all. We came away from the appointment having decided to make two changes: 1) We dropped the …

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