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Our Sinking Fund Accounts

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Some time ago Jeff at Delivery Away Debt wrote about sinking fund accounts describing them as such, “A sinking fund can best be described as a pool of money that is set aside to cover future payments. Think of it as a piggy bank that you put money into and when the time comes you get to smash the little piggy and use the money you’ve been saving.”  I've used sinking fund accounts for my entire adult life, but I… Read the rest
Tomatoes Before and After Dehydration

Processing Sixty Pounds of Vegetables From a Food Box

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Yesterday I told you about my experience with getting a vegetable food box from Church for the Nations. Today I'm going to tell you what it took to process all those vegetables. At no time is my refrigerator empty enough to fill it with sixty pounds of vegetables and while we eat a lot of vegetables, sixty pounds is too much to try and eat before it starts to go bad. I didn't want to waste these lovely vegetables. So… Read the rest
Church for the Nations Vegetable Food Box February 26, 2011

Market on the Move Vegetable Food Box Up to 60 Pounds of Vegetables for $10 at Church for the Nations

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This post is for the locals, but I think you'll appreciate the good things that the 3000 Club Food Rescue is doing in Arizona. From the site: Millions of pounds of produce were being thrown away at the dump in Nogales, Arizona every year. With our food banks desperate for fresh produce, The 3000 Club was established in May of 2008 in order to rescue, transport and distribute these produce and make it available to food banks throughout America. I… Read the rest

Guest Post: How to Obtain Free Tax Help from the IRS

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This post comes from Michael, chief editor of DoughRoller.net, helping consumers figure out if political contributions are tax deductible. Very few people ever put the IRS and the word “helpful” in the same sentence; but believe it or not, the IRS provides a number of free tax assistance services to income tax filers by phone, fax, and in person. The IRS assists taxpayers in their search for forms, publications, and answers to questions. The IRS can also help those who… Read the rest