Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.” Louisa May Alcott
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Stocking a pantry costs money. Even if you fill your pantry with things you grow yourself, you still need seeds and canning jars. If you build your pantry with items purchased at a store, then you need a way to pay for them. While some people have ample financial resources, many people do not. It …
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Last week I wrote about Letting Go of Who You Were to Find Out Who You Are Now. I’ve been thinking about these topics quite a bit lately. In the process, I ran across this quote: “Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” Annie Dillard People often talk …
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Almost daily there are new articles explaining that Gen X isn’t saving enough for retirement. The financial elites and professionals lament how terrible this is and remind Gen Xers that they need to try harder because every year that passes things get more dire. Do they really think Gen Xers aren’t keenly aware that they …
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We all like to think that the experts know what they are talking about and are operating from a foundation of solid and realistic information. However, that is not often the case. Here is an example of where traditional retirement planning articles tend to go off the rails for families who make a modest income. …
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When people think of the word retirement, I am certain that the concept of simple living is not one of the first things that comes to mind. But that is the approach we are taking here. If we are making choices to create a life of peace, understanding, joy, beauty, and faith now, then it …
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As if homeschooling our children isn’t enough, many of us also decide to add working at home to the mix. I still haven’t decided if we’re blessed to be able to work at home or totally crazy. Probably a bit of both. I began working at home as a writer when I decided to leave …
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This was originally published in October 2008 but I’m bumping it up for today. There is an interesting discussion in the comments. It’s fascinating to look at this article and the linked article eleven years later. I’ve been doing some extensive reading and research in anticipation of going on a writing spree about retirement. I …
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Several years ago, my graphic designer/web designer husband was downsized out of his corporate job. We opted at that time to turn his side business into a full time business. We were blessed to land a very good client fairly quickly due to my teaching career connections. This company fed us steady work and became …
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Over the years, I’ve tried many different blogging tools. Sometimes it was love at first try (Easy Product Displays) and other times it was, “This is way too complicated and not worth it even though other people love it” (Tailwind). Every committed blogger has her favorite tools and the list will vary based on her …
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Today I am going to save you potentially thousands of dollars. And I am going to give you this information for free. Consider it my investment in your long-term business success. You might think I’m exaggerating, but I’m not. The information in this post is worth thousands of dollars over your lifetime. How do I …
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One of the first big questions that comes up when someone starts a blog or website is who to choose for website hosting. Almost invariably people ask for recommendations for cheap website hosting rather than the best affordable website hosting. Most people go for the cheapest option they can find for one of two reasons. …
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“In order to push back, we have to build a strong edifice against it to protect our children from becoming cogs.”
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Sunk cost is an economic term, but I’ve learned it is very applicable to parenting, homeschooling, and life in general. If you aren’t familiar with it, about.com defines sunk cost this way: “Sunk costs are costs that are unrecoverable (i.e. nonrefundable) and represent past expenditures. These should not normally be taken into account when determining …
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A few years ago I wrote about Sallie’s number one rule of homemaking. Today I’m going to share my number one rule of saving money. Why? Because I haven’t been doing a good job of this and I can see the consequences. But know that this one rule makes a tremendous difference in our finances. …
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And how do you plan for a future that doesn’t exist? This post has been coming on for a long time. I’ve been turning these ideas over and over, expanding on them through reading, discussing, etc. I do want to start with a disclaimer though. A Christian’s ultimate faith is not in any earthly system. …
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I have a fever. It is the “I really want to move and have more space” fever. Have you ever had it? Fortunately, there is no way on earth we are going to move right now so I can look at houses online all I want and there is no temptation to actually act. Short …
