Yes, the economy is bad. But our grandparents dealt with far worse. And in the midst of the Great Depression and two world wars, they fared better, accumulated more wealth, became more resourceful and complained a whole lot less than my generation and our parents. I talk to people every day who are struggling with …
February 28, 2012
How to fight discouragement
Why is it so easy to start feeling discouraged? I asked this question on Facebook recently and got some interesting answers. But after some prayer and searching God’s Word, I think it comes down to three things: 1. What you hear We are all surrounded by discouraging, negative people. Ya gotta love ‘em. but you …
December 04, 2011
Couponing without craziness: Maximum savings for minimal effort
I’m sitting here watching a Tivo’d episode of “Extreme Couponing” where a seemingly very unhappy woman is having a coronary over whether her 60 hours of couponing labor will yeild $1,000 in groceries for $55. Her haul included a ton of sugar-sweetened drinks and sodas, cookies, crackers, cake mix and 28 tubs of cream cheese. …
November 09, 2011
Getting ahead in hard times
I know what hard times look like. My grandmother raised me on her modest income and while we never went without, the limitations of the monthly budget always loomed large. And as an adult, due to my own immaturity, selfishness and must-have-it-now mentality we got ourselves into so much debt that in order to pay …
October 30, 2011
Sometimes, ya gotta just order the lobster
Yes, I’ve been off the blog for awhile. More on that later, but in the meantime, I’m back, full of lots of thoughts of various quality and degrees of helpfulness. Today, I’d like to share how my kids are helping to nudge me out of a comfort zone. (Kids are good for that if you …
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