By simplify, on November 19th, 2010%
As I mentioned last week, we are going to spend the next five Fridays on a great topic: The 5 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom.
Why?
Because it is important to take control of your financial freedom.
And it starts with Step 1: What does financial freedom mean to you?
You know the adage…”If you don’t have a destination, how will you know when you have arrived?”
The same is true with your financial picture. It is so important to take time to figure out what financial freedom looks like to you.
This will be different for . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – 5 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom – Step 1 – What Does Financial Freedom Mean To You?
By simplify, on November 11th, 2010%
I’ve been thinking long and hard lately about financial freedom, and more importantly, the steps to get there.
I have by no means arrived, but in the past few years I have taken steps that are putting me closer and closer to financial freedom.
And because there is really too much information to possibly cover on one post, I’m going to spend the next five weeks talking about the 5 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom in more detail.
For now, here’s an outline of what is coming up in the following weeks:
1. What does financial freedom . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – 5 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
By simplify, on October 29th, 2010%
If you are following along on this adventure of my life, you may know that I am currently in the middle of the 75 in 75 Challenge – that is getting rid of 75 items in 75 days.
In the midst of this challenge, I read a great ebook by Adam Baker called Sell Your Crap. This was such a great book that I decided to purchase his other ebook Unautomate Your Finances.
It was in reading Unautomate Your Finances that I read something profound.
I was reading along just fine until I got to page 35, . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – My Profound Lesson
By simplify, on October 21st, 2010%
Okay, enough already. I just want to scream from the mountaintop that I HATE DEBT!
I’ve always disliked debt, but being a “frugal spendthrift” my alternate personalities never agree, and I do like to shop (except for groceries or clothes). And, I do have a weakness for all things organization.
But lately, I am just getting fed up with the entire scenario.
Granted, most of our debt is in rental properties that we own and apartment buildings that we manage, but there is some personal debt still lurking.
I’m a big fan of Dave Ramsey, and use . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – I HATE DEBT!!
By simplify, on September 24th, 2010%
The leaves are changing colors here in Vermont, and with temperatures getting cooler, I am looking ahead to Christmas.
I know what you are thinking – it’s still three months away!
Well, I do like to prepare ahead, but this year it was even more important.
Earlier this year, I started a 31 Goals in 31 Days Challenge, modeled after my brother’s journey with 100 Goals in 100 Days. One of those goals was to have a frugal homemade Christmas. So, back in March, I began working on several projects.
There are three main families, and so . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – A Frugal Christmas
By simplify, on September 10th, 2010%
This post is a Tidy-Up Thursday AND a Frugal Friday all rolled into one! Since organizing your pantry is organization and it saves you time and money!
Have you ever bought something at the grocery store, only to come home and find that you already had that item hiding in the depths of your pantry?
Or, do you look in your pantry with a blank stare, wondering what you will make for dinner?
The answer is to organize your pantry.
I love to organize my pantry about twice a year, with updates every month. I . . . → Read More: Tidy-Up Thursday AND Frugal Friday – Organize Your Pantry
By simplify, on September 3rd, 2010%
I’ve been a big Dave Ramsey fan for years. Back when no one knew who he was, I was reading his first edition of Financial Peace.
I was a broke college student, working to make ends meet, while taking a full load of classes (complete with student loans).
I still remember reading Financial Peace for the first time. It was life-changing.
I did well incorporating some of the suggestions in the book for a while, and managed to pay off all my student loans and then some within just . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – The Envelope System
By simplify, on August 27th, 2010%
Several months ago, I ran across a blog post at Heavenly Homemakers about making homemade vanilla. This sounded like fun, and a great gift idea too! So, I gave it a try. Here’s how to make your own homemade vanilla too:
1) Get vanilla beans (the cheapest BY FAR are online here) – I used 40 vanilla beans
2) Get vodka (I just got the cheapest there too! Took me a while to find the best sale in the liquor store, because I have never been there!) (I also found a post at GNOWFGLINS that . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – Homemade Vanilla
By simplify, on August 20th, 2010%
For the past year, I have made and used homemade laundry detergent.
I first saw this idea when watching an episode of 19 Kids and Counting with the Duggar Family on TLC (I think it was back when it was only 17 Kids and Counting at that point). One of the episodes was sharing how the Duggars save money. Since they do a lot of laundry, one of the best ways for them to save was to make their own homemade laundry detergent. Hmmm…that’s a concept.
Later, when reading the Duggar’s book The Duggars: 20 . . . → Read More: Frugal Friday – Homemade Laundry Detergent
By simplify, on July 16th, 2010%
In an effort to remove all toxins, and per the recommendation of Dr. Junger in his book CLEAN, I stopped using deodorant from the store. It’s all got aluminum in it to block your pores and prevent perspiration, which is actually not good, since that is one of the methods that your body uses to remove toxins through your pores.
So, I was surfing online and found a great recipe for homemade deodorant from NaturallyKnockedUp.com. So, I thought I would give it a try. Here’s what I used:
1/4 cup aluminum free . . . → Read More: Homemade Deodorant
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