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You see the cooking shows where they use fresh herbs and it makes the dish look so much more appealing and taste better. Growing fresh herbs is very easy and can be done anywhere. All you need is a container with dirt, seeds, water and light.

Cardboard egg crates make good containers. Place them in shallow trays to water them from the bottom. You can buy starter pots that come with their own trays at your local home and garden store. A small 8qt bag of potting mix should be enough to fill up tw… Continue

There are many ways to save on stamps, paper and a trip to the post office or billing site. Every stamp is worth about 5 miles of driving.

Online Bill Pay
If you have a checking account that offers online bill pay, take advantage of this feature. Some banks even offer to have your bills electronically delivered to your account reducing paper. You can view a history of bills paid and even keep a record of your bills. Some banks offer this feature for free and some charge a fee. Check arou… Continue

Take Advantage of Your Local Discount Grocery Store
They’re the ones that carry most off brands but feature a small variety of brand name products. At my Save-a-lot I like their brand of dairy, some of their canned foods and frozen foods.

Check your coupon organizer
When you run across name brand items, sometimes they are a spill over from a sale at other stores and will still carry the sale price or even less. Take advantage and stock up.

Test taste it
When you use ingred… Continue

I have experienced a stereotypical bad Thanksgiving meal where someone is ‘outed’, old wounds are rehashed and fighting ensues. I’ve also experienced a happy family affair with every one planning and preparing for the holiday weekend together. I think the secret to a good day is keeping your schedule open because sometimes not every thing goes according to plan.


Communicate with family about what will be on the Thanksgiving dinner menu. Offer up different versions of a recipe or have ot… Continue

I’ve always heard that you should pay yourself first before you calculate your monthly budget. I have always tried to set aside at least 10% each month but lately it has been pretty hard to put anything back without borrowing from it before months end. I have found some ways to put back what I need and in the process I have learned to live on a smaller budget.

 Take advantage of your employer and enroll in direct deposit. Have a percentage of your paycheck automatically deposited into a saving… Continue