O.K.  This is a weird one.  But my dh has been fasting lately and we have really been saving some money.  So here ya go.  Stop eating one day a week, you can lose weight, save money, and also use it as a time of spiritual growth.  Or those same things in a different order.

   You can avoid purchasing pencils by stocking up at job fairs, festivals, spring open houses at various businesses.  Yes, all your pencils will say things like "Modern Woodmen" or "Jones Heating and Air Conditioning" but if your household goes through pencils like ours does, it's a small "price" to pay, i.e. free!

    My 12 yo was just reminding me about all the neat things we get for free at our Methodist Annual Conference.  I have to admit not only is it the PLACE to get pencils that say "United Methodist Homes", but notepads, sewing kits, plastic bracelets, free snacks and lollipops, and a pill dispenser that Bethany uses to store seed beads.