Even though God miraculously provides for us, and I am in awe at how He does that, there are times when we need something and there is no money. So how do you function when your paycheck runs out long before the end of the month? with decreasing pay and increasing bills, it is getting [...]
Entries from May 2008
when there is no money
May 30th, 2008 · No Comments · bartering, creativity, get it in order
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frst things first
May 28th, 2008 · No Comments · bartering, get it in order
When you live on a farm in the south most things depend on the weather and what is ripe. Well, the other day we were all ready to go look at a couple of Arabian mares that were available for trade. There have been plenty of horses for free around here the last year especially [...]
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a dream come true
May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · bartering
Well we are off to check on another great find. This was not through freecycle but actually through the website “swap n shop” of a local radio station. I was checking on something for someone else when I saw an ad for 2 Arabian horses. My family will convince you that the Arabian is God’s [...]
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the cost of free
May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · get it in order
Well I am still going strong with my mean on clean week. Today for my Frugal Friday post I have a lesson on the cost of “free”. I am a member of our local freecycle.org group. It is a great place to swap stuff. But even when things are free they have a cost. Earlier [...]
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making ends meet
May 18th, 2008 · No Comments · get it in order
A quote from Herbert Hoover, “about the time you finally figure out how to make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends”. Doesn’t that just about sum it up? Now I remember what I was doing before I started daydreamin. Trying to escape the reality of trying to make ends meet. How is everyone else doing [...]
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hoarding is OK
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments · groceries, saving money, stocking up
Last year, actually over a year ago, I was in Krogers late on a Saturday night in subfreezing weather and guess what I found? A whole buggy (shopping cart for you non-southerners) full of marked down toothpaste. Expiration dates were still way off, and it was our favorite name brand in full size tubes, in boxes. [...]
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last call on free money
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments · increasing income
the introductory special promotion from Revolution Money Exchange is ending Thursday. all you have to do is sign up for a free account and you automatically get a free $25. If you don’t want to keep it you can gladly send it to me and I will gladly give it to my worship leader daughter, [...]
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