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Avoiding the Holiday Pounds

It is now the time of year not to set your clocks back by one hour but to set your scale back by 10 pounds. Welcome to the holidays, where good food, good drink and lots of celebrating can lead to extra weight that you can potentially carry around for years. That extra weight can affect your health.  Don’t Say “I Can’t Eat That” Studies show that when people think of certain foods as “don’t eat” instead of “can’t eat” they tend to avoid them and make healthy choices. The theory is that “can’t” sounds like a punishment whereas “don’t” … Continue reading →

Strategies For Getting Through A Bad Day

Bad days – we all have them. Not even the most successful person that you can think of is immune from having a bad day. In fact, if someone tells you that they never, ever have a bad day then they are probably not telling the truth. Since bad days are inevitable, it makes sense to think ahead of time about what you will do when you have one. The right bad-day coping strategy can help you to get through a tough day and also can help you to keep a bad day from turning into a bad week or … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: November 5th Through November 11th

How has your week been? Have you tried a new strategy to save money this week. Just imagine, just saving $1 a day will give you $365 at the end of the year. Or how about saving $2 a day to save a total of $720 a year? It really isn’t that hard to do. If you missed any of this past week’s ideas (there were a record number of them), you can review them here. November 5th Save Money on Dishwashing Want to save some money when you do your dishes? Believe it or not, you can save plenty … Continue reading →

Home-Based Work Is Secure Work

Sometimes in the course of our daily lives, we witness events that cause us to pause for a moment and reflect upon our circumstances. People that are considering transitioning to working at home and people who have made the transition to home-based work may have this type of experience upon learning that a friend or family member has lost a job. They may also have this type of experience upon learning that a local business is closing its doors. This week I have witnessed some very sad events, as a local business in the town where I live has drastically … Continue reading →

Take It Outside – How To Use Your Computer Outdoors

While it is officially springtime, the season has yet to make a permanent appearance where I live. We got glimpses of it last week, with warmer temperatures, melting snow, and oodles of oozing mud. This week has been rather cold and we even got some more snow earlier in the week. I’m dreaming of spending more time outdoors, and since I work from home that means that I have the freedom to do my work anywhere I choose. I’m sure that I am not the only one who is looking forward to warmer weather, so I decided to round up … Continue reading →

Should You Invite Clients To Your Home Office?

Not all home-based must deal with the issue of meeting clients in person. Some businesses are able to be run entirely over the internet with perhaps the occasional telephone contact or virtual meeting. Other businesses do require some client contact. The home-based professionals that run these businesses must deal with the delicate issue of whether to invite their clients to meet them at their home office. If you are thinking about inviting clients to meet with you at your home office, be sure to thoroughly examine local zoning regulations regarding home-based businesses. Depending upon where you live, having clients meet … Continue reading →

Frugal Month in Review: November 2008

November to be is the beginning of two things. The holiday season starts with Thanksgiving, and then there is winter. Despite the fact that winter doesn’t officially start until next month, the fall seems to give way to the winter in November anyway. We had a day of snow already. Here is looking ahead to December and the end of the year! November 1st Frugal Month in Review: October 2008 “Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” – George Eliot. November 2 … Continue reading →

Frugal Month in Review: October 2008

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” – George Eliot October has come and gone, but we can still enjoy fall and the celebration of Thanksgiving and all of the great joys of the season. Take a look back at all of the ways to save money that were featured last month. October 1st Frugal Halloween Costumes It is fall and Halloween is approaching fast, are you ready? What do the kids want to be? You can make some great homemade costumes … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Month in Review: June 2008

What a happy month is June, filled with the renewal of spring and the promise of summer. In the last month, we have shared so many ideas for frugal living and saving money. This past month has seen some pretty big increases in food, gas and other items (look for an upcoming post about strawberries increasing more than 100 percent). Now more than ever, it is important to save money where we can. This is why I decided to do a month in review. June 2nd Frugal Living Review: May 26th Through June 1st Garage sale shopping has got to … Continue reading →

“My Son Has Juvenile Diabetes and Autism.” A Mother’s Interview

The following interview is with Ammey, a mother whose children have multiple medical and cognitive conditions. Of particular interest to me is her situation with her oldest son, Khy, who has both juvenile diabetes and autism. Ammey responded to my blog, Do You Have BOTH Juvenile Diabetes and Autism in Your Family? Here is her story. 1. Tell us a little about your family. My name is Ammey, and I’ve been married for thirteen years to my husband Mikel. We have three children: Our son Khy is 14, Kaine is 11, and Lilli is four. Khy has autism, asthma, type … Continue reading →