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If you know anything about my story, you know I am SUPER frugal.  Read here to get the full scoop . There are a lot of things I have bee...

Recently, Dave Ramsey spoke at Lifechurch.tv on getting out of debt.  He suggested one strategy for a quick start is to sell something.  We...

Last week Erin's Mother-In-Law kept her two boys (ages 5 & 3) for two hours so she could have a Mommy break. Guess what she did?...

White Bean Hummus 1 pkg cooked   (or can) white beans 2 cloves garlic one sprig fresh rosemary (about 1 T.) 2 t. olive oil salt ...

Beans get a bad rap.  But did you know they are a great source of protein, are high in fiber, and low in calories.  If you cook your own...

Last year I had a free subscription to Cookie magazine. It's technically for parents, but the articles are really cool and artsy, so I r...

I don't know about you guys but I love watching The Biggest Loser. When I saw they came out with a new cookbook that was all about bei...

When I was 7 or so, I was determined to get RICH! Kool-Aid stands, "baby-sitting" my little cousins, raking leaves, collecting go...

Use these tweaking tricks to help you squeeze out the fat and calories in your baking and in turn help you squeeze into your cute jeans.  ;-...

Whenever any of my brothers and sisters got injured or were sick while we were growing up, I always remembered these words come out of my mo...

I love having my kids home with me and doing fun art projects. I don’t love when one of them disobeys and picks up a whole pint of yellow te...

I'm currently reading The Abs Diet for Women by David Zinczenko (Editor-in-Chief of Men's Health Magazine, as well as the author of...

Observing my kids through the years in their academic education I noticed they hated to make mistakes. Many times some of them would go off ...

Oh yes, we have cake for dinner at least twice a month.  What, you say?  Has Erin finally fallen off the wagon of healthy eating?  No worrie...

Have you ever held a door open for a stranger in a public place who has said, "Chivalry is not dead!"  Or have you ever read abou...

Do you eat breakfast?  Shame on you if you don’t!  Don’t get me started on the benefits of starting your day off right!  If there wer...

I don’t ever want to hear anybody say they don’t have time to exercise.   If you are thinking that about your life, then you just haven’t go...

As promised, two recipes from the Hungry Girl Cookbook . Death by Chocolate Cupcakes 2 cups moist-style chocolate cake mix (half of an 18.25...

Here are a couple of ways we try to stay on the healthy eating, weight loss goal.   Hungry Girl Cookbook I recently got the new Hungry Girl ...

Many of you probably agree that our healthcare industry is rather cumbersome and complicated. I mainly want to share what I have come acr...