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TWT: The Tightwad Gazette

  helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health When I was a brand new PhD with a toddler and a very colicky baby, I taught my first—and last—university course.  It was a harrowing time, and I discovered the costs of going out to work when you […]

TWT: Free Month with Time4Learning

helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health If you have children who could use a bit of learning reinforcement in the summer or a different way of learning during the school year, you might want to try out Time4Learning.  It looks like a fun summer learning […]

Review: Real Food on a Real Budget

  Feeding our families costs money—lots of it—no matter what we eat.  Serving only excellent, nutritious, quality food can cost even more, but it needn’t.  Stephanie Langford has written an inspiring and practical guide, Real Food On a Real Budget:  How to Eat Healthy for Less, that contains over 200 pages of organized, encouraging, balanced […]

TWT: Going Crustless: Pies, Quiches, and Alternatives

  helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health   When I was a little girl, my mom found a crustless quiche recipe in the local paper.  For many years it hung on the inside of a cupboard door, close to her stove.  Now, 30 years later, […]

Great Deal on The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

For the first time ever I’ve subscribed to the print version of The Old Schoolhouse magazine!    Today is a great day to do it.  Here’s what I get for $17.76 US: 2 year Canadian subscription (US subscription is the same price) Homeschooling with Heart Tote Bag (very cute) The Star Spangled State Book from […]