I’ve had several garage sales over the last decade, and I’ve made anywhere from $150 to over $1600 at my sales. Here are my tips for having a successful sale: 1. Pick a beautiful day (or two) for your sale People like to go out when the weather is nice–not too hot, not too cold,…
Note: This post contains affiliate links. When I was pregnant with my first baby, money was super tight. I wondered what I really needed for the baby, and everyone would tell me the same thing, “You need everything.” “But what about __________?” I would ask. “Oh, yes, you have to have that,” they would say….
I love a loose-fitting cotton nightgown for summer. Winter wanted a summer nightgown, and so she set forth to make one using a pillow case we had. It was a hand-me-down from my mother (the sheets had worn out) and was rather long, being a king-sized pillow case. It wasn’t a vintage-embroidered pillowcase, but she…
A 72-hour kit is a bag filled with the things that you need to survive for 72 hours in the event of an emergency. Often, help is at least three days away (U.S. Residents, FEMA says to expect at least 7 days before help arrives). Sometimes, however, help is further away than that. When…
While our income has been decreasing and our children’s appetites are increasing, food prices are increasing. Some things have doubled and even tripled in price in the last few years. The 50 pound bag of popcorn that we buy in bulk went from $17 a bag in June of 2012 to $29 a bag in July of…
As I opened up the box of stored baby girl clothes in the next size up, I noticed a little smocked dress that my friend April had given to me. She knows I love smocked dresses, and after her last little girl outgrew this dress, she passed it on to me. It had a few…