Tax Problems for Americans Overseas: Expats Seeking a Simple Life Finding...
It’s beyond the scope of this blog to go into all the intricate details of the new tax legislation passed by Congress that is reeking havoc around the world for Americans living abroad. Besides, the...
View ArticleTelevision Benefit: Melissa D’Arabian and Her Ten Dollar Dinners – Great Food...
Television. It can be so good or so bad, depending upon how you use it. I suppose this is true for most things, now that I think about it. One of the great things about TV for me, at least, are the...
View ArticleCheap Phone 4 U: $10 Tracfone Package With Unlimited Double Minutes
I’m in the minority, I suppose: I don’t like to use a cell phone, I don’t think it’s worth the time investment to spend lots of time on apps in a smartphone, and I avoid the phone for hours at a time,...
View ArticleStudents Offered Some Good Bargains Today at Kindle Daily Deal
For today only, Amazon has a Daily Deal that looks to be pretty darn good for students (and book lovers and those who love to learn).Seems that the Kindle Daily Deal for January 10th is an offer of 80%...
View ArticleEnergy Saving Curtains – I’m Loving Mine So Far
This week, the temperatures here in San Antonio dropped from a pleasant low 70s/high 50s range to yesterday, where the high was something like 48 and the lows got into the 20s. Which means this week...
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I Miss My Milton's MultiGrain Bread - Because It Will Go Moldy
There's a certain brand of bread that I prefer, and it's becoming impossible to find on the shelves anymore. It's Milton's MultiGrain (you can see it for yourself, over there in the image). Here's...
View ArticleTLC Book Tour: Book Review of New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change
At the get-go, Dear Reader, let me get this business out of the way: I was given a free copy of Winifred Gallagher's latest book, entitled New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change by TLC...
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Cheap Protein Sources to Consider When Planning Your Menu and Making Your...
For those living a voluntary simplicity lifestyle, being smart on the food budget is just part of maximizing the monthly disposable income. However, in the years since I began living this way, I've...
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Salt in Your Coffee Can Be a Really Good Idea. Or Not.
I don't remember where I learned about putting a smidge of salt into your coffee before you brew it, but it works. It makes cheap coffee taste better. It makes any coffee taste better, actually,...
View ArticleHash Brown Potato Salad Recipe
Take a bag of frozen hash browns (1 lb., or 16 oz. size) and add them to a pot of boiling, salted water. Let them cook for around 5 minutes, then test for doneness. Done? Drain the potatoes.Let them...
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Lifestyle Success: What Does That Mean to You?
Sheep waiting for a train. Look familiar? I ran across the phrase "lifestyle success" somewhere recently. Can't remember where. Twitter? I googled it of course. (Is that a recognized verb yet? You...
View ArticleSalt Kills Fleas: How I Finally Won my Flea War.
Here in San Antonio, fleas are bad this year. Very bad. And it doesn't help that my next door neighbor feeds the feral cats, the wild birds, and the local raccoon family. I hate to think the number...
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Raccoons: How I Got Them To Go Away and Leave Me Alone
I'm just so darn pleased with myself it's ridiculous and no doubt sinful. So of course I'm going to write this post to share with you, Dear Reader, about my latest accomplishment. So you can be darn...
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FlyLady Helps You Clean Your House and Your Life While You're At It
I've posted here about how to clean house, periodically sharing tips I've learned. I get how frustrating this can be for many of us.It's hard for me. Just plain hard. In fact, housekeeping can be...
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ROKU Review: Cutting Cable for Better Stuff at Cheaper Prices - I Love...
Roku offers several options.I cut cable on November 9, 2012 - this was such a big deal for me that I wrote the date on a stickie and stuck it on my monitor, so I'd remember the date. Sure I was scared...
View ArticleWho Am I?
Hello, Dear Reader! So, who the heck is writing this blog? Well, my name is Reba Kennedy, I'm an official Baby Boomer who's over 50 and under 60 and that's enough about that. Ahem. I live a happy...
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Pope Francis' Simplicity and His Easter Message 2013: I Love This New Pope,...
I'm not Catholic, but as a Christian I loved the Easter message given by the new Pope, Pope Francis, yesterday from the Vatican. Read the complete text online, here is a brief excerpt:... So this is...
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The Shopper’s Thrill of the Great Bargain Find: Dollar Tree and Great Books...
I’ve been living the Voluntary Simplicity lifestyle for many years now, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve lost that thrill of stumbling upon a great bargain while shopping. It’s just that the store...
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Dog Joint Pain or Dog Arthritis - This Pill Has Given My Dog His Fun Life...
Right off the bat, I want you to know that I'm not getting paid anything to write about this product, not a single penny. Osteo-Pet isn't sending me any freebies, either - they don't even know I...
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Food Expiration Dates: New Harvard Study Suggests Changes to Food Dating,...
Food expiration dates - I know I check the expiration dates on all my food packaging, how about you?Not that I always respect that date; for example, “sell by” to me doesn’t mean much if I brought...
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