My husband and I just celebrated our 8-month anniversary! And as I think back through the financial details of our big day, I thought it would be helpful for brides and grooms-to-be to hear about some of the financial wedding pitfalls we encountered -- and what tips we learned from them. 1. Make…
The following post is from Christina of Northern Cheapskate: I helped the kids select food items from our pantry this week to contribute to the "Stuff a Truck" fundraiser for the local food shelf at their school. They were pretty motivated by the possibility of a pizza party for the class who brought the most…
The following post is from James of Google+ Tutorials: 5 Ways to Monetize Your Blog So you've started blogging, maybe recently or maybe a long time ago. You're getting into the rhythm of things and building up an audience, but you want to take things to the next level. You want to actually make some money! There…
The following post is from Lauren Rothlisberger of Get Me Geeky: Summer Camp at Home: Interactive Online Activities for Kids I had lunch with a friend yesterday and as we discussed the impending summer days I realized even more that I need a summer plan. Not just for the weeks, but for the hours in…
The following post is from Lauren Rothlisberger of Get Me Geeky: During my husband’s 2007 deployment, I made a discovery: I really don’t care about watching TV. Not that I don’t appreciate a good TV show, but in the 15 months he was gone I turned on the TV a handful of times. Things are…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Grilling Wild-Caught, Frozen Fish When I was growing up, my dad would spend some time in the early autumn on a fishing trip. He'd head north with his uncle and cousins, searching for cold, clear water right on the border between…
The following post is from Janel of Life with Lucie and Ella.: Dress Up Your Candles with Beads As the temperatures drop in the Fall, I love to make my house a little bit cozier. Candles are an inexpensive and great-smelling way to do this! Recently, I found some delicious fall-scented small pillars and tealight…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: A Beginning Guide to Cloth Diapers Almost four years ago, one of the very first changes I made on my green journey was to start cloth diapering my daughter a few weeks after she was born. I had no idea the "slippery slope" that decision would…
The following post is from James of Brooks Web Services: WordPress, one of the most popular self-hosted blogging platforms in the world, is surprisingly easy to manage and get to grips with and it can be useful for people with many different goals and skills. WordPress self-hosted websites are an easy and affordable way to…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: 6 Ways You Should Be Using Glycerin at Home Glycerin has always been one of those mystery products to me. I've heard about it a lot in natural living circles -- "Oh, glycerin is a great natural health and beauty product!" -- but didn't actually know…