If you’ve ever thought about learning to eat more seasonally, now is the time. Farmer’s markets all over the continent are beginning to open up, and overflowing with seasonal harvest like peas, lettuce, spinach and other green leafies, garlic, strawberries, rhubarb, green onions, fresh herbs and more. One of our contributing writers here at KOTH…
Dealing with depression is a touchy subject. When I first began to admit to people in my life that I was struggling with depression, I got a lot of different recommendations. Most were shocked that I hadn’t been to see a doctor, some supported my desire to try to deal with it naturally but expressed…
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer Christmas is coming…soon! It’s a huge, commercial, and expensive holiday. Many families spend well over $1000, and some far more than that, on Christmas presents and paraphernalia every year. For families who are trying to be frugal or have to stick to a budget, it can be hard to…
Today’s guest post from Phoebe of Getting Freedom is on a topic near and dear to my gardener’s heart. I am a huge advocate of heirloom seeds, for so many of the reasons that she talks about in this excellent post! ______________________________________ When we started our debt freedom journey, one thing I noticed rather quickly…
I went into my time at Blissdom ’10 not knowing quite what to expect and more than a little nervous. I was one of the only bloggers going from my niche and I wasn’t sure who I would connect with, what I would learn and whether the whole thing would be worth it or not….
Tonight, I am just so grateful for a number of things: Our new van (that's it above): We recently felt that it was time to sell our car (a Mazda Protege5 wagon) in order to purchase a minivan for our growing family. Long story short, we ended up getting what seems to be the perfect…
It's time for me to make another plea for some fantastic guest posters, to fill in the gaps during the first 6-8 weeks after this baby is born! Speaking of baby being born, I had my ultrasound today and the news was good… the placenta is a bit low, but not dangerously low, so there…
Would you be willing to share your thoughts on birth control? Thanks, Carrie When this question arrived in my inbox, I was both excited and nervous. Excited because I love to share with others our passion for having children, our belief that they are a blessing, and our desire to have as many as we…
How do you go about hosting students? I’d love to hear more about this or get a website. Not only would our kids learn a lot but we would too. God Bless, Katie Earlier this week, I mentioned that we said farewell to our two Taiwanese homestay students, and are preparing to welcome two new…
In light of the recent budget and finances talk for the New Year, my husband and I thought that it would be the perfect time to post a review of the budgeting system that we’ve been using the past couple of months. We’re really excited to tell you about it and how well it’s working…
Once upon a time there was a little girl who couldn’t understand why her clothes were bought at Value Village and Walmart, and why Santa didn’t bring the right brand name items on her Christmas list. She hurriedly rushed out to spend every cent of her meager allowance on the cheap thrills of a 12…
In light of the New Year, I know that many of us have been establishing new goals, resolutions, priorities and schedules. My husband and I recently made a date night of it, and spent an evening setting some goals, which I hope to post about shortly! I thought it might be the perfect time to…
Lucky me- I got tagged by Tara, at Super Mom Saves Money, to answer these questions for you, my dear readers, and then I get to pass on the blog fodder joy! 1) What did you accomplish this past week? In line with the Making my Home a Haven challenge, I managed to do a…
It’s over! You did it (and all across the continent, there is the sound of a collective sigh of relief)! In some ways, this month has been a real stretching experience, and in other ways, it’s flown by and I barely even noticed that I wasn’t spending any money. It’s encouraging to know that life…
Since my post about using a cash system, I have had several comments and questions from those wanting to know more about how we determine our budget and establish our cash system. I’ll try to answer the questions and comments that I think will be most helpful for you! This is a big topic, so…
What a great response we’ve had to the Savvy Spending Challenge! As promised, here are the rest of the details about what will be happening over the next month. First of all, it’s important to establish where you’re at right now, and set a goal for where you want to be at the end of…
Do you have extra debt that you’d like to pay off faster? Are you saving (or wish you could start saving) for a particular item your family needs (a car, a computer, etc.)? Are you just as curious as I am to see how much more you could stretch your regular budget, what you could…