Blogs & Tips

If you're like me, you've got little packets of seeds left over from last year's garden and you're wondering if they'll come to life again during next year's planting season.  A table

Are you a farm girl at heart?  Do you like to make crafts, sew your own clothes, grow your own food or cook naturally good food?  The magazine, Mary Jane’s Farm is the one for you!  Mary Jane

I found this great site for organizing my clostes. At Room It Up I bought the Boho Flower Handy Hold. This is a stylish solution for storing handbags, baseball caps, and scarves. The Handy Hold can also be used

Shortcuts.com is a great service from AOL. It is very easy to use, and best of all it's FREE. All you have to do is register your store loyalty card (Be sure to check out the list of participating retailers)

My 8 year old son was born with chronic renal insufficiency, so as you can imagine, we have an extreme amount of medical bills associated with his care.  Fortunately, for us, we had some great doctors, nurses

My 2 1/2 yr old tested positive for peanut allergies and luckily she attends an already peanut free preschool.  However thinking ahead to bday parties, regular outings etc....I was looking for items to help

Every day my 5 yr old always asks me what she is doing today, tomorrow and the next day and I got tired of telling her over and over again.  Since she is only 5, she can't read or understand our regular

Seven tips on how should anyone count baby kicks during pregnancy. For example If your healthcare provider has determined your pregnancy to be high-risk, start kick counting at 24 weeks. Otherwise, begin at 28 weeks

I am allergic to the powders you sprinkle on your carpet before vacuumming, but this tip I read in my ezine worked for me: Homemade Carpet Freshener Freshening carpet is a breeze when you mix one teaspoon of cinnamon

Here's a great tip I read in a money-saving ezine I get: My two sons' sports bags, cleats, shin guards, etc. had a horrible odor that would smell up the car and the garage where we kept them. We tried

This article has great ideas for getting the most out of yard sales. Some are simple, such as take water with you on the hot days so you can have fun and concentrate. Some are more advanced, like what bills to bring

Here are some great ideas for a kid'd bedroom. The article focuses on saving money, but I think some of the ideas are great, even if you could have afforded more. For example, if you buy wallpaper border, use

Tired of Collection Agent calling you at all hours, hasseling you for payment, calling you at work, threatening you and calling your neighbors? You are protected by law and there are simple steps you can take to

This is a great website that has good parent resources and a free animated version of the book Howard B. Wigglebottom, downloadable songs and games. There are links to purchase books by the author and the message

I came across this article on MSN.com and I thought I would share it with you. Food prices are very high today and I know that I am always looking for ways to save money on groceries. I still buy the same quality

Gas today cost a lot no matter where you live. I know that I am always looking for ways to spend less on gas and I am also cutting back on how much I drive. I came across this great article on MSN.com and I thought

I really enjoyed this article about 14 different reactions to some big issues that can happen in your life - I can attest to many myself!  The one I identify most is the one about receiving a medical diagnosis

The CJaneRun Blog is an inspirational and sometimes gut-wrenching blog to read.  Jane is the sister of Stephanie and SIL of Christian who were in a plane crash and survived - but with horrific injuries

This article will provide you some valuable tips that may help you get rid of some undesired payment history and guide on what to do in DISPUTING charges. Enjoy! http://savesavesavemoney.blogspot.com/search/label/Tips 

You don't have to invest a lot of money to GO GREEN, save water or electricity, and therefore save money.  Here are four simple steps to follow at home that can save you hundreds of dollars a year!

On of my favorite books on parenting and baby/child care is The New Basics written by Michel Cohen M.D.  When I was pregnant, my husband and I went to Barnes and Noble to search for books on parenting. 

I was in a big rut at home.  The interior felt really drab after a long summer of being outside on our porch everyday, I sort of neglected my home and tended more to my gardens! 

I bought some of these after my first few weeks making my sons lunch. I was surprised how many plastic bags I went through!!  These are well made and a good price for quality. I feel so good about using them

I just joined ShopAtHome.com and am so excited! I used  ShopAtHome.com to place 4 on-line orders on their sites that linked to my preferred online stores ex.  (KBToys.com, Disney.com

After doing some research, I have found a few helpful recipes for green, simple, earth friendly, home made cleaning supplies.  I have found recipes for baking soda scrub (like comet), all purpose

I just found out about this cool website: TUT (Totally Unique Thoughts) believes that everyone's special, that every life is meaningful, and that we're all here to learn that dreams really do come true

In the new age of cell phones with cameras, text messaging, video, mp3 player capabilities, and family plans, it is no wonder so many of our children are carrying cell phones these days.  I have seen children

There is one chore my son (age 9) loves to take charge of.  There is never a rebuttal, whining, or other creative ways around his important duty to family & Mother Earth.  He is always happy to help. 

In light of our country's current financial crisis, it has become imperative for many of us to pay much closer attention to our family's finances. This includes understanding those pesky financial acronyms

This site offers MONEY SAVING TIPS gathered from SAVING FANATICS. It provides negociating tips, investing tips, coupons, freebies, and much much more! I've used a several of the suggested tips and

My preferred web browser is Firefox, a free browser that works with the Windows® and Macintosh® operating systems.  One of the reasons that I like Firefox is the wide range of add-ons (which are also

A way to save energy in the household is to replace the incandescent light bulbs with florescent light bulbs throughout the household.  Florescent light bulbs have the same candle power (illumination) as incandescent

If you are looking for work from home, you might find this article useful in your search. The article lists 10 companies that hire only at home workers, plus it provides names of few other companies that hire home-b

NASA Kids Club is the website recommended to us by one of our teachers at our school.  My daughter is learning all about space and missions, so this site is amazing for her to explore once she comes home and

From my money saving ezine:  When I find a great bargain on clothing that is one or more sizes larger than my child currently wears, I buy it for one of the kids who shared his/her clothing with my child. This

This article explains how rotating can save money. No, not spinning around, rotating your belongings such as couch cushions, bed pillows and mattresses, and so on. Of course, you also should rotate your canned and

WebMD has a great article on rethinking the word "spoiled" and how to know whether you are setting the proper expectations for your child. "Every parent has probably heard it at one time or another:

Don’t let your child become a victim of a bully. A frank, easy to read website for both adults and children, www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp is a great place for tips and information on how to get

The other day I read an article in AARP magazine about a woman with a suspicious mole who could not get in to see any dermatologist in her area for months. By the time she was seen, she found that not only was the

Have you seen the new toilet cleaner from Scrubbing Bubbles? This stuff is so totally cool! It is a dispenser with six gel flowers that adhere to the toilet just under the rim where the water flows over it during

Are you tired of throwing out old lettuce?  Here is a method to keep your lettuce fresh for longer periods of time, allowing you to save money.  Take your green leaf, red leaf, romaine or any other lettuce

Installing laminate flooring?  When I read the instructions it said to use an installation kit.  I laughed and said why bother I can do it without.  Was I wrong!  Life became so much easier with

I read about this idea in a magazine 5 years ago while in my OB/GYN's office.  Unfortunately I cannot tell you the name of the magazine to give credit where credit is due.  The way to monster proof

If your children have nightmares, here is an excellent article explaining how for the most part, these bad dreams are a manner of coping with the many changes they face in the process of growing up. What I especially

This is a very good article from Family Circle magazine with guidelines on how to behave/react as a parent when your child participates in sports.   Basic concepts that many of us are likely to engage

These wraps are a great alternative to plastic bags and foil wrap – you just wrap up your sandwich and use the Velcro strap to close it, and when you unwrap it, you can use it as a placemat.  They are

One of my daughters is a BIG animal person and often it becomes a complete focus point to many of our days together (searching for frogs, going to the barn to visit and ride horses, walking the dogs, etc.). 

Warning, computer programming is not for the faint of heart or the easily frustrated.  JAVA is Sun Microsystem's cross platform language which means that a language written on one make of computer will

A little known fact about computer peripherals (external devices attached to the outside of a computer via ports) is that many continue to use power even when turned off because of the transformer (internal or

I've always thought I couldn't afford to spend more on the healthier brands of cat food, but it turns out that I can save more in the long run because the money I am spending on preventing disease is always