I applaud this mother's actions.  She protected her children, herself, and caused a criminal intruder to flee their home.  I am glad the MSN.com stopped referring to this hero of a mother as "trigger happy", but am woefully disappointed that they ran with that headline in the first place.

Unfortunately, Angel Food Ministries is also a casualty of the current economic situation.  http://www.ajc.com/n ​ ews/atlanta/angel-fo ​ od-shuts-down-118586 ​ 7.html

I always wind up with a few bites of leftover veggies at the end of dinner.  There are also the vegetable ends and shavings from prepping the veggies for dinner in the first place.  I toss them all into a large freezer bag, then toss that into the freezer.  Later, when I rotisserie a chicken, I put the bones and the le...more

Pinching pennies and halving our grocery bill has allowed us to not only pay off debt, but to take some rockin' vacations as well.  Thank you for your part in keeping us on track, and I look forward to more posts and tips towards further frugality.

Do you happen to know if starting my child's Roth IRA would impact their ability to qualify for college funding later in life?  I would like to think that my husband and I will be able to fund her with no problem, however there are no guarantees in life.  He and I might have a change in fortune, and I do not want to ha...more

My husband and I went from having dual incomes to relying only on his income rather abruptly 3 years ago.  At first, it was a tremendous struggle, but thinking frugally has eventually become a mindset.  At the library, I check the paper for free events to take our children to.  I have signed up to receive e-mails from ...more