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Make It From Scratch! Carnival

Carnivals
Hello everyone!!  I am so pleased to host the Make it from Scratch! Carnival today at Out of Debt Again. Pamela Jorrick presents The BEST Birthday Party Ever!!! posted at Blah, Blah, Blog. Lucky presents All Day Beef Stock posted at Making My Own Luck. Joanne presents Fun Easy Recipes For Kids posted at Fun Easy Recipes For Kids. Craft Stew presents Broccoli Fried Rice posted at Craft Stew. Miss Thrifty presents Growing Brussels sprouts for Christmas posted at Miss… Read the rest

What Arizona Did With Our 2008 Tax Refund

income taxes
Last year we chose to file an extension, so our taxes weren't due until October 15th. I actually thought we were done on April 4th, and had posted about that but then I went and read a book on self-employment taxes and got myself all freaked out.  This year I hope to have them done by April 15th. It is just too nerve wracking waiting for six more months. Anyway, we owed more money to federal than I'd anticipated, and… Read the rest

Make Your Own Sauerkraut

Recipes
On Tuesday I will be hosting the Make it from Scratch! Carnival.  Submissions will be accepted for Tuesday's carnival until midnight PST on Sunday so hurry and get your post in today! My submission for the week is going to be how to make your own sauerkraut! Sauerkraut is a food that helps to provide our bodies with probiotics which help to digest our food.  When you make your own, you're assured to have all the “good” guys since your… Read the rest

My Grandma was Truly Frugal

Carnivals, frugal
Yesterday I promised to tell you about my frugal Grandma.  Grandma was born in 1914 and passed away in 2007.  She grew up during lived through the Great Depression which I'm sure affected her lifestyle for her entire life.  In her mid-twenties, my Grandma contracted tuberculosis and spent almost three years in a sanitarium. When she finally recovered enough to be discharged, she discovered that family members, apparently assuming she would die in the sanitarium, had been able to remove… Read the rest