Archive for Archive for June, 2011
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Enjoying an evening visiting with New Son and Daughter, our conversation turned to finances. Their diligence in seeking to live the debt free life is an encouragement to Husband and I. After our discussion of budgets and the increased costs of gas and food, New Son took the opportunity to share about a venture of his. [...]
Monetize Your Blog, part 10: Traditional advertising
If you want to learn how to monetize your blog, start here: Don’t do it for the money Take your time Get your own domain 13 Great ways to build your traffic Getting the goods Giveaways! Make it sticky Keep an eye on traffic Affiliate advertising Affiliate advertising may be a natural fit for most [...]
Your first $10 from blogging
Readers, I’ve been writing a series on How to Monetize Your Blog, and here’s an offer that you might be able to use. If your blog has a page rank of 3 or higher (check your page rank here), you can earn $10 or more by accepting a sponsored post from our recent guest poster, [...]
Online savings
The following is a sponsored guest post by Monique of The One Income Dollar. What is the first thought that comes to mind when you think of someone being frugal? Many people give that term a bad connotation, but I don’t know why. Basically they are saying that saving money and living simplistic is bad. Sounds [...]
Coming Up With Emergency Cash
My husband is teaching a small Dave Ramsey class this summer, and most of the attendants are either second timers, or already living pretty pared to the bone frugal lifestyles. The first step in Dave Ramsey’s course is coming up with a thousand dollars for an emergency savings fund, o r 500 dollars if you [...]
Another Sale!
Placing my credit card back into my wallet, I consider how close I am to the end of Youngest Son’s homeschooling journey. This item now paid for, will herald the start of our new year (and the last year) of this wonderful and challenging time of our lives. I am grateful that Grandson has been [...]
Vintage Frugalities
In the face of rising food prices there are but few alternatives for the housewife whose income is standing still. She can buy cheaper foods. Or she and her family can eat as well as usual by substituting work and intelligent planning for money. It is up to us to settle down to business, work [...]
Recording Memories Through Letters of Legacy
Capping my pen and closing my journal of letters to Youngest Son, I pause to reflect on the recording of memories. Since his birth, I have been writing letters to him. Ideally, I try to capture the big moments of his history and sometimes even the small ones! Some years though, I just write around the [...]
Monetize Your Blog, part 9: Affiliate advertising
If you want to learn how to monetize your blog, start here: Don’t do it for the money Take your time Get your own domain 13 Great ways to build your traffic Getting the goods Giveaways! Make it sticky Keep an eye on traffic Beyond Adsense If all is going well, you’re probably ready to [...]
Cooking with sour milk
There is a difference between sour milk and spoiled milk. There’s no need to toss milk that has gone past its date or developed bit of a sour smell or taste. While you might want to avoid using it in eggnog or pudding, you can still use it in a myriad of ways. Changing recipes [...]
Widening the Mind as a Frugal Survival Skill
Two of our girls recently took a train ride- a long train ride. They were on the train for around 24 hours straight on one leg of the journey, and about 72 hours for another leg. The 15 year old was bored, and says she will never do it again. She is 15. Along their [...]
Frugal Grandparenting
Glancing at the yard of my nice neighbors, I couldn’t help but think it could be considered a child’s paradise. A lovely wooden swing set with additional play equipment close by and an Indian teepee meet my gaze. A slight turn of the head brings the above ground pool into view. Further back is a blow-up [...]
Monetize Your Blog, part 8: Keep an eye on traffic
If you want to learn how to monetize your blog, start here: Don’t do it for the money Take your time Get your own domain 13 Great ways to build your traffic Getting the goods Giveaways! Make it sticky Keep an eye on traffic If you already have a way to watch the traffic on [...]
Frugal Links Round Up – June 6, 2011
File this one under Home Decor – Beautiful Storage Boxes made from diaper boxes. Somebody give me some diaper boxes! Gluing fabric to boxes? I can do that. Besides, I never knew they had Elmers as an aerosol. I.must.use.that. Apparently there is a rumor going around that candy is, like, optional. I don’t know who the [...]
Sweet-talking Yourself
You deserve it. It’s just this once. You owe it to yourself. Be good to yourself. You have my permission to treat yourself. It’s about time you did something for you. With these phrases and others like them, many a budget has been blown off course, and even shipwrecked. Change the way you sweet talk [...]
