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Month: November 2013

Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Shopping: Is the Headache Worth It?

Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Shopping: Is the Headache Worth It?

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Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday shopping can be crazy. Stores opening at midnight if they even closed at all. Standing in line and getting a ticket to buy an item at a significant savings. Missing out time with family and friends to go shopping. Employees missing time with family and friends on a holiday to satisfy a corporation’s greediness. No, I don’t agree with stores being open on Thanksgiving Day. It is a holiday after all and just because someone…

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Monthly Frugal Update

Monthly Frugal Update

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So…anyone miss me? Just joking, life has been busy and I lost my memory about November 9th. I can’t seem to remember anything. I have this wonderful tool called a smart phone and I need to it to remind me of things to remember. Like putting out a blog post before I hit the land of Nod. I need an organizational system. One that is incredibly cheap a.k.a free. So if you have a wall or desktop sized calendar that…

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10 Totally Free Prepping Things To Do

10 Totally Free Prepping Things To Do

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Updated 2/15/2026 I love prepping lists! I have many printed and filed in a binder for reference. I am motivated by them and find many ideas to get things done. I am sharing a list of ten free preparation tasks today. Some tasks will take only a few minutes, some will take a few hours, and some might take longer. You can do these things with your family or invite your friends over to do these things. The only thing…

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Some days and dreams are better than others…

Some days and dreams are better than others…

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I struggle. We all struggle. Sometimes the right response to a situation absolutely does not come to me. Sometimes the right thing to say becomes clouded in what I want to say and can’t. I am not a good verbal speaker most days. I have a tough time putting my sentences together and making sense. But I can write. Some days I feel like I am back in junior high. Let me tell y’all – I HATED junior high school….

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