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5 Ideas to Make Your Paycheck Last Longer

January 25, 2017 by jlpenner 1 Comment

If you are like many families, you count the days until you get paid again. It really isn’t that hard to make your paycheck stretch the whole two weeks, you just need to make a few small adjustments. Here are 5 ways to save money and hang on to your hard-earned cash a little longer every month and not feel the pinch! 1) Bump up your take-home pay. Have you started a family in the last few years? If it has {Read More}

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Dehydrated Zucchini Chips Recipe

January 18, 2017 by jlpenner 112 Comments

Dehydrated Zucchini Chips Recipe

Dehydrated Zucchini Chips Recipe Oh MY Goodness.. This Dehydrated Zucchini Chips Recipe is SO good.  Full of flavors, slightly spicy.  Amazing. The ONLY downside.. the serving is so small.  Seriously, you have no idea how small that 1 1b of zucchini is going to get.  And you are not going to want to share.. lol.  Basically this recipes makes one nice sized serving for one person.. yep one.  But I am marking it 1-2 servings. Another great tip if you {Read More}

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Filed Under: Dehydrated Snacks, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Snacks, Heathy Snacks, Kid's Snacks, Paleo Snacks, Recipes, Savory Dehydrated Snacks, Snack Recipes

5 Places to Get a Full Workout for Free

January 9, 2017 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Personally, I find working out at the gym very inconvenient. LOL.. it’s not the biggest reason I don’t do it, the fact is I have never really loved exercising. But it definitely falls in line for one of the reasons I don’t. I also don’t thing that paying a monthly fee to a gym even keeps a lot of people going past January. So I went looking for some online options for working out for free. Also read: Save $54.79 {Read More}

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Coconut Pecan Truffles (No Bake!!)

December 22, 2016 by jlpenner 1 Comment

Coconut Pecan Truffles (No Bake!!)

I grew up eating Mexican Wedding Cakes, especially at Christmas.  We lived in Arizona and you could buy them at the grocery store anytime. They are so yummy.  Basically they are a little pecan, melt in your mouth cookie coated in powdered sugar. Well, I just don’t really eat much of that stuff anymore, but I definitely have fond memories! Now that I am gluten free and tend to eat a healthier diet most of time powdered sugar cookies simply {Read More}

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Filed Under: Christmas Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Desserts, Gluten Free Snacks, Kid's Snacks, Recipes, Snack Recipes

Healthy Holiday Fruit and Veggie Trees

December 13, 2016 by jlpenner 4 Comments

Healthy Holiday Fruit and Veggie Trees

The girls and I put together these Healthy Holiday Fruit and Veggie Trees for you!! I think this would great for a party or just an afternoon activity to get your kids to eat some more veggies!! They were super fun, although I bit more work that I expected. But I learned a few tips I will share with you to make it a bit easier, 1. Cut you toothpicks in half (and inside of a bag so they do {Read More}

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How Not to Go Insane From Holiday Stress (and save $$)

December 5, 2016 by jlpenner 2 Comments

This is a guest post by Frugal Babe Although the holidays are supposed to be a happy time, for many people they are also a time of stress, frazzled nerves and spending beyond our means.  Do you find yourself snapping at your loved ones, worrying about your checking account balance (or how you’re going to pay both the credit card bill and the mortgage once January rolls around), or not enjoying the various holiday gatherings you attend because you’ve already {Read More}

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