Knitting Socks Scrapbooking beaded bookmarks making earrings making chunky votives
Family Read Alouds
Kingdoms Dawn by Chuck Black
Our Curriculum
On my night stand
Bible
Reread Heart of Wisdom by Robin Sampson
7 Habits of a Healthy Home by Bill Carmichael
Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Feb. 4, 2008~ Tightwad Tuesday~The Art of Saving In Inactivity ~
This week I want to share the idea of saving in inactivity. What I mean is by using.... every last drop !
Why not turn your bottles of cooking oil, maple syrup, shampoo , hair conditioner, or many other things upside down and get every last drop. It all really does add up over time ! You have heard the phrase " Waste not want not". Well, that is a really good thing to remember as a tightwad. It does make a difference over time.
Also, another REALLY good way to get every last drop is using a spatula. This a WONDERFUL tool for the thightwad. You would be amazed at how much you can scrap from a can or jar when you use this handy dandy tool. You might even get enough to make a sandwich. It is ALL the small things that WILL add up.
If you have a tightwad tip and want to join please post and sign Mr. Linky.
I use to be better at this, but Hubby was really bad at it (of course I use to be a poor single mom on a college student's budget and he was a bachelor with a career before we were married) and I have kinda got out of the habit of it. I should start again!
This looks like a fun thing to do-I'll see if I can think of something frugal to post about. I do the same thing with turning bottles upside down. Holly
Good Post! Yep, we do this all the time too - I think my girls just think this is the normal thing to do and it has become automatic for them too. I think I'm going to join you in TT, I'll go work on a post. Thanks for hosting this too!!!!!!!!
Well count me in then, I'm definitely a tightwad. I open my can of olive oil with a can opener and get the last drops out. With dishwashing liquid or ketchup, or shampoo, I turn one bottle upside down over the other.. and let her drip the last bits in over a day or two.
I even lick out my ice-cream bowl so that there's NONE LEFT
My husband is the king of the last drop!
You should see what he does to a tube of toothpaste long after i have been unable to get a squeeze out. I should take a pic of it next time he gets to the end of one.
This is a great idea. I will be thinking of great, money-saving tips for next Tuesday. Have you ever heard of the "Tightwad Gazette"? I bet we could find all kinds of things in there to share.
I have been trying to teach this to the kids, particularly with the jelly and peanut butter! They tend to just chuck it, or throw in in the sink. I can always get another sandwich worth out of them. We also save the jars and pb plastic tubs for dh's nails and screws.
Thank you too for the hot cocoa mix! I am anxious to try it for my almost 8yo who can't handle the corn syrup in the store bought stuff. He will tolerate coughing and sniffing just to have some though. This could be an answer to our prayers. Most of the other homemade recipes call for creamer, which has corn syrup solids in it.
Along with trying to get the last drop, I also add 30-40% water to all my soaps, shampoo, conditioner, dish soap, shower gels, etc. It sure helps to stretch that dollar!
I have just recently started blogging. One of my "missions" with my blog is to post time-saving, money-saving tips. Please stop by and see some of my tips!
With almost everything. Especially with Peanut butter!! If someone leaves a jar of it like they are going to throw it away I grab a spatula and scrap out every last bit and usually there's enough for one more P.B and J sandwich! :)
I definitely turn *everything* upside down! And, when using my facial moisturizer with a pump, and it won't pump out anymore, I unscrew the top and use the little "straw" to scrape it out. I dab it on my finger, then on my face. This will extend the cleanser for a couple of months!
Letitia
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
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Sunday and Monday Bloggy Break Tightwad Tuesday Anti Procrastination Challenge Show and Tell Friday Something to Share
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First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
