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How to Spring Clean Like A Pro

Spring Clean Like A Pro
It is Spring Cleaning time again! Time to clean all those dust bunnies lurking around and declutter your home. If you are like me, we always have a yard sale right after to make a little extra cash. That extra cash is used for vacation; NOT buying more stuff, lol ...
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5 Tips for Hanging the Right Size Artwork for Your Wall (With Examples)

30x40 picture over the sofa
Have you ever moved into a new home or decided to redecorate and become lost when trying to determine what the right size artwork or picture you should put and where? Ever spend all day hanging artwork, just to get finished and realize it looks like a 2-year old hung it? ...
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15+ 30-Day Challenges to Change Your Life

30-day challenges to change your life
These 30-day challenges may or may not change your life, but it's always worth a shot, right? Let's face it, there is a competitor in all of us. Whether it's to have the cleanest house, best behaved kids (notice how everyone's kids are saints on Facebook?), smartest kids, newest car, ...
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5+ ways to welcome new neighbors

5+ Ways To Welcome New Neighbors
My husband has been in the military for 21 years now. Needless to say, we have moved a lot. We are at our final duty station and where we plan to retire, so we bought a house. I hope now that I will have more permanent neighbors, but living so ...
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9 Things You Should Always Negotiate

9 Things You Should Always Negotiate
Life is all about negotiation. There are few things that are ever set in stone. Here are 9 things you should always negotiate. Have you tried any of these? Comment below and let me know how it turned out! Vehicles This should be a no-brainer, but let's face it most ...
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How To Install A Kitchen Faucet (according to my husband)

How To Install A Kitchen Faucet
Installing (actually I should say changing out) a kitchen faucet looks pretty easy according to the directions. Maybe it's because I am NOT a man =) Anyway, ever since we bought our house in 2013 we have slowly been upgrading things here and there. I am not a fan of ...
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How To Start A Blog

How to start a blog: The Complete Guide
How to start a blog (or website) is something I get asked about quite often. Usually, the next question is, how can I make money blogging? That question will be answered in a different post. How will you use your blog? If you plan on using your blog simply to ...
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How To Set Up A WordPress Blog In 5 Easy Steps!

How to set up your WordPress Blog in 5 easy steps!
Setting up a WordPress blog is super easy and pretty straight forward. These steps are for self-hosted WordPress blogs. If you do not have a self-hosted WordPress blog and what to know how to get started blogging, please see How To Start A Blog. These steps already assume you have ...
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How to transform your glass shower in under 30 minutes

How to Transform Your Glass Shower in less than 30 minutes and under $60!
When we bought our house in 2013 I loved the fact that it had a separate shower in the master bathroom. In fact, I didn't mind that it was a builder grade glass shower either; until I realized that keeping the glass looking spotless was a pain in the rear end ...
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How I saved $2400 a year by making 2 simple phone calls!

How I saved $2400 a year by making 2 simple phone calls!
Yes, you read that right! I saved $2400 a year by making two simple phone calls. We have been trying to make a conscious effort to save money for retirement and to have a strong 6-month emergency fund (in case hubby can't find work right away after he retires from ...
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Free Budget Worksheet

Free Budget Worksheet with instructions
If you are looking to make a weekly or monthly budget (and stick with it), I have created an easy to use, fill in the blank free budget worksheet. It includes easy to follow directions to help you create your zero balance monthly budget (or however often you get paid, ...
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DIY Foaming Hand Soap

DIY Foaming Hand Soap
Forget buying expensive foaming hand soap refill. Make your own foaming hand soap at home; It's super simple and super cost effective. What you need Liquid Dish Soap (I buy the large ajax at Sams for super cheap Tap Water Foaming Soap Dispenser (I used one that I already had, ...
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Clean/Dirty Magnet for Dishwasher – Scrabble Tiles

Clean & Dirty magnet for the dishwasher using scrabble tiles
So after I made the scrabble tile name cross ornament, I decided to make a clean & dirty magnet for the dishwasher. Of course it was only after I made it that I realized we have a stainless steel dishwasher and the magnet of course doesn't "stick". Anyway, so here's what ...
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DIY Scrabble Name Cross Ornament

Scrabble Name Cross Ornament
Several years ago, we had a scrabble game that lost several pieces. I hate throwing stuff away (I am pretty sure I inherited that from my Grandma), so I kept the tile pieces for crafts. I wish I had also kept the tile holders as well because I could use ...
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10 Steps To Buying A Home

10 Steps To Buying A Home: The Complete Guide
Home ownership is a wonderful feeling, but the process to becoming a homeowner can be stressful. Many people have no idea where to start when it comes to buying a home which can leave a potential homeowner feeling frazzled! Here are 10 easy steps to buying a home and what ...
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