Merry 3rd day of Christmas!
I was going to take a picture, but well the sun went down before I had the time to take a picture.
Today, we bought a new to us 15 passenger van! A wonderful family that goes to the church we used to attend before moving further west was willing to part with "Betsy". She is younger than the van that another wonderful family at the church we went to in Colorado gifted to us. Which by the way she lasted quite a while, but she is now at the point of we fix one thing and then two other things start acting up. So, we had to look for another vehicle. Anyway, Betsy is great. She is worn and torn, but her engine is really good, and she rides much smoother. We are all happy and feel so blessed that someone was willing to part with a vehicle they no longer needed.
I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas, and continue to enjoy the Christmas season.
May God bless you all!
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Frugal or Bust!
That is my goal for 2015! We do okay, but I know we can do much better. So, I am going to go crazy and be a penny pincher/frugal zealot!
One way to start is by picking up a book called The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn(sounds like decision). My husbands Granny bought this for me one Christmas many years ago, and we used it. Somewhere along the way and many children later I feel that we have slipped back into our bad habits. So I am rereading this book. You can purchase this book, but see if your library has it first if you want to really be frugal.
Second, I am rereading the book Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. We just love this guy. He is straight forward and has a ton of great advice.
Third and one of my favorite resources is to go to a wonderful website called Frugal Families They have fourms that are very friendly and helpful. They are a nice group of ladies. I just love them to pieces.
One thing I have to say is that we did go back to disposable diapers. Our water bill drastically dropped. I know we have a regular top loading washer and that is probably why, but I wasn't happy with our front loader at washing cloth diapers when we had one. I ended up doing diapers all day long, and I mean all day long. Then I started soaking them in the bathtub for an hour then washing and it was fine, but it still took up a lot of time. I need that time to do other things like teach the kids their daily lessons. So, something had to give, and it was the cloth diapers.
Some other little quick tidbits would be to unplug everything that still sucks energy even when it is off. Example, the television, the coffee maker that has a clock on it, the microwave with the clock, etc. Start cooking from scratch after you get the hang of it is doesn't take much longer than opening up the box mix that you used to use. It is cold right now check your doors and windows to make sure that you are not losing any heat, fix it if you have leaks and watch your electric/gas bill go down as well. Make and stick to a budget. That has been a real life saver many times for us. We haven't been good about the sticking part lately, but we sat down and made one the other day. Now we just need to make each other stick to it. Have the whole family be involved. Make it a game! See how low you can get the electric bill this month by turning off lights in rooms that are not being used, or opening blinds on a sunny day! Be creative and let the kids run wild.
I will be sharing our frugal journey with you all and hope that you will find at least one idea you can use!
May God bless you all and have a Merry Christmas!!!! Our Lords birthday is tomorrow!!!!!!!!
One way to start is by picking up a book called The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn(sounds like decision). My husbands Granny bought this for me one Christmas many years ago, and we used it. Somewhere along the way and many children later I feel that we have slipped back into our bad habits. So I am rereading this book. You can purchase this book, but see if your library has it first if you want to really be frugal.
Second, I am rereading the book Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. We just love this guy. He is straight forward and has a ton of great advice.
Third and one of my favorite resources is to go to a wonderful website called Frugal Families They have fourms that are very friendly and helpful. They are a nice group of ladies. I just love them to pieces.
One thing I have to say is that we did go back to disposable diapers. Our water bill drastically dropped. I know we have a regular top loading washer and that is probably why, but I wasn't happy with our front loader at washing cloth diapers when we had one. I ended up doing diapers all day long, and I mean all day long. Then I started soaking them in the bathtub for an hour then washing and it was fine, but it still took up a lot of time. I need that time to do other things like teach the kids their daily lessons. So, something had to give, and it was the cloth diapers.
Some other little quick tidbits would be to unplug everything that still sucks energy even when it is off. Example, the television, the coffee maker that has a clock on it, the microwave with the clock, etc. Start cooking from scratch after you get the hang of it is doesn't take much longer than opening up the box mix that you used to use. It is cold right now check your doors and windows to make sure that you are not losing any heat, fix it if you have leaks and watch your electric/gas bill go down as well. Make and stick to a budget. That has been a real life saver many times for us. We haven't been good about the sticking part lately, but we sat down and made one the other day. Now we just need to make each other stick to it. Have the whole family be involved. Make it a game! See how low you can get the electric bill this month by turning off lights in rooms that are not being used, or opening blinds on a sunny day! Be creative and let the kids run wild.
I will be sharing our frugal journey with you all and hope that you will find at least one idea you can use!
May God bless you all and have a Merry Christmas!!!! Our Lords birthday is tomorrow!!!!!!!!
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