As many of you know, I have been in Financial Peace University for a few weeks now. One thing I am working on is getting control of our food budget. With a house of 7, it can be difficult to decide what to feed everyone and how to do it for a reasonable cost. While looking through some stuff, I came across a website that I think is absolutely fantastic, so good in fact, that I have to share. … [Read more...]
Works For Me Wednesday: bills
Today is backwards WFMW! I love that I can ask a question and get some help from others about things that help them. So, let's do it!I want to get a better handle on my bills. I want to make sure they are organized better and paid on time. The problem that I am struggling with is how to do this. I was going to start a white board system suggested to me but was wondering if anyone else had any … [Read more...]
WFMW: Saving paper
I recently bought a new printer. My old one wouldn't network with my laptop because of the operating system not being compatible and it was just a pain to bring my flash drive back and forth to print things. I found a great deal on one at Amazon.com and then had gift cards making it even better.I print a lot for school. I need to have something in my hands to proofread it and to have others … [Read more...]
Works for Me Wednesday: Watermarking Photos
I always have people asking me how I watermark my pictures. I really do have a simple way of doing things although it may sound cumbersome. It really only takes a few seconds and is well worth it in my mind.I use Picassa 3 and Web Albums. I edit my pictures in Picassa 3 (or sometimes Picnik) and enter text on there. For the text, I pick a large font and then type my blog name. I then slide … [Read more...]
Works for Me Wednesday: Blackberry Lists
I am a list person. I have lists everywhere and several notebooks and notepads dedicated to my many lists. So, when I got my Blackberry, I was ecstatic to see something new. There is a list function on it!Now, I still write many, many lists. I have ones for coupon shopping (on the back of envelopes), ones for school, ones for bills, ones for kids, one for things to do. But, one of those lists … [Read more...]