Monthly Archives: January 2011

I Love Amazon Prime

many thanks
I would never have sprung for Amazon Prime on my own. But my son AJ doesn't worry about money as much as his dear old mother does and he kept it after his free trial last January. I used his account a few times to get a couple of things shipped overnight but we both felt a little weird about that. Maybe Amazon wouldn't like that. Then as Christmas started getting closer I started doing a bit more shopping and… Read the rest

Walmart 75% Off Sale Christmas 2010

spending money
Last year I was terribly disappointed with Target's 90% off after Christmas sale. Kudos to Target, though!  For once, they got their ordering right and had hardly anything left, but that meant that there was hardly anything to pick from which made it not very fun for me.  I don't know if the pickings were slim throughout the season or what, but I went to about six stores and it was not worth the effort at all. I usually don't… Read the rest
Homemade Pizza

Pizza Recipe Delicious and Easy for Making Homemade Pizza at Home

Recipes
During the years I was a stay at home mom, living below poverty level, we often craved delivery pizza.  Of course we couldn't afford such a thing very often so I might have ordered a pizza for a special occasion once or twice a year, maybe for someone's birthday.  When we did happen to have delivery pizza, we could seldom afford to have more than one or two toppings. I decided to learn how to make pizza myself so that… Read the rest
tithe-basket

Tithing – We’re Not Required To Tithe In The Age of Grace

spending money
I've suffered a lot of guilt in my life over tithes until a couple of years when I learned why it's not necessary to feel guilt or fear. I was raised in a religion that demanded 10% of one's gross income, or God's punishment would rain on any who dared disobey. I spent years literally wracked with guilt and fear, because I truly had no extra money to give to any church. Let me tell you of an experience I… Read the rest