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The Bible never says wealthy people are to be hated or are bad. In fact is says just the opposite. Here are 2 verses to ponder and put together show a completely different picture of wealth and pursuit of wealth.
Proverbs 13:11 (NIV) Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it [...]

I use a lot of vanilla in my baking. The last time I ran out of vanilla, I picked up a replacement bottle at my local grocery store. Of course I was happy with the store brand and began comparing prices. At $11.99 for the 4 ounce bottle verses $3.49 for the 1 ounce bottle, [...]

One thing I’ve intentionally left off my blog is that we actually care for 5 children not 3. We do, in fact, have 3 but we have been fostering 2 additional children for about 2 months now. We are caring for these children with no subsidy from the state so that means we foot the bill. [...]

Are you a muggle? No, not as in Harry Potter’s non-magical people. I’m referring to geocaching. If you’ve never heard of it then you’re what us Geocachers call a muggle. We are instructed to watch out for muggles because, since they unaware of the game, they could potentially take our treasures and dispose of them. [...]

Being a mom I make a lot of PB&J’s. They’re cheap enough but I had to know could I get even more frugal? After making my strawberry preserves, I wondered if I make grape jelly too. How hard can it be? I looked that up too and was shocked at how frugal and easy grape [...]

I often prefer the lighter word of God. The loving side. But then I remember that when we correct, warn, or discipline our children that is also out of love. I came across a verse that is a very stern warning. It hurt/scared me to read it and I wondering if it was to strong [...]

Here is Florida we’re beginning to see the inexpensive of strawberries. At our local farmer’s market I can get a flat (about 12 pounds) for about $8 in the best weeks. At Sam’s you can only get 4 pounds for $8. Big difference. It sure makes me want to buy all the strawberries insight! Whoa [...]

I just love RecipeZaar. It is a member-contributed website. They have over 345,000 recipes. Many, of which, are rated and commented on. It’s like having your grandma’s cookbook with all her notes in it. I love the sort feature because I can type in “breadmaker” and then sort. Once sorted I can review the top [...]

Last week I made my first batch of strawberry preserves. It was super easy and frugal too. I had some extra strawberries - more than we could eat. So I looked up a recipe (see below). Plus you’re doing the landfills a favor but reusing your own canning jars.
Ingredients

2 Cups of crushed berries (about 2 [...]

Every Tuesday is Finance Day at The Busy Frugal Mom.

Do your finances feel a bit like wading into the deep water and you’re unsure of what rocky terrain lies beneath? Wish you could Get Out of Debt but need some ideas? Here are 50 concrete ways to put your desires into action. Use the links within the [...]