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8 Frugal Ideas for the Easter Basket

Pack those Easter baskets for less this year. Here is a list of frugal ideas you can use. Homemade Treats How about some easy-to-make homemade peanut butter cups or bunny-shaped homemade chewy granola bars. These recipes and more can easily be found on Pinterest. Homemade treats are not only less expensive, but they are also free from all of the chemicals that store-bought treats have. Coloring Books Coloring books are so inexpensive, and there are many Easter themed ones out there. The provide a nice foundation for any Easter basket and can be had for a dollar or less. Stuffed … Continue reading →

Why Pets Aren’t Good Presents

This goes without saying, but you can never say it too often because it happens every year: don’t give pets as presents.  If you’re thinking about gifting a pet to someone you love this year, consider very carefully.  Pets are lifelong commitments and responsibilities, not fun presents. Now, I can think of one context in which it could be OK to give a pet for a present: if the person receiving asked for it, knew that’s what they were getting, and understood the responsibilities involved.  That means in most cases, it’s not appropriate to get pets as gifts for children: … Continue reading →

Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money? {Part 3}

In, Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money?, Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed the background information you need before starting a blog that has the potential of earning you a profit.  If you missed those two posts, please take time to read them as blogs without a proper foundation do not earn profits. Not all profits can strictly financial but we all want to know now to earn cold hard cash.  There is no easy answer but there are avenues you can take to drive your blog to the bank. Here are some of the most popular ways to … Continue reading →

Ideas For Putting Together Your Family History

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Part of genealogy research includes finding interesting stories from the history of your family. These types of stories are often handed down by “word of mouth”. It is important to save them before they are forgotten. Here are a few ideas on how to put together your family history before it disappears. There are plenty of good reasons why you should make some sort of record of your family history. Doing so preserves it for future generations. It is a way of making sure that those interesting stories, photos, and voices don’t get lost over time. The way you choose … Continue reading →

A Home Business Idea for The Cat Lover

Sometimes, home – based business ideas just appear out of the blue. Since I like to share ideas for home – based businesses that others may be interested in, I would like to tell you about an idea that I stumbled upon today with a little help from my two year old son. A few days ago, I went to the local library to borrow some DVDs to watch with him. We don’t have television service at our house, but we do occasionally like to sit down and watch a nature video or something else appropriate for little eyes and … Continue reading →

One Way to Make 2012 a Good Year for Your Business

With the New Year fast approaching and the fresh start that it brings almost here, your mind may be full of ideas for improving your home – based business. One suggestion that I have for making 2012 a better year for your home –based business is to evaluate and improve your bookkeeping practices. If you just said to yourself “Bookkeeping practices? What bookkeeping practices?” than this is definitely something that it is important for you to do. While accounting and bookkeeping are normally considered part of the administrative duties that a home – based professional must make time for as … Continue reading →

Birthday Scrapbooks Preserve Exciting Memories

Everyone loves birthdays, especially when the guest of honor is a young child. Proud parents are likely to have pages and pages of pictures of their little ones’ parties from that all important first birthday and onward. As a family history enthusiast, it may be nice to pull together a collection of birthday pictures and stories from a group of individuals, such as all of the cousins on one side of the family. Whether for a group or an individual, a birthday scrapbook containing pictures and stories from their parties over a span of years is sure to be a … Continue reading →

A List of Home Business Ideas

In this blog I am going to just focus on a wide variety of ideas for starting up a home business. Remember that a home business doesn’t necessarily have to be something you do full-time. In fact, it’s probably best to start off on a part-time basis and see where it leads. So here is a list of home business ideas: Accountant Tax Preparer Life Coach Professional Organizer Wedding Planner Party/Event Planner Freelance Writer Bed and Breakfast Childcare Website Designer Resume Writer Proofreader Graphic Designer Financial Planner Housecleaning Service Dog Sitter/Walker Desktop Publishing Medical Transcriptionist Caterer Lawn care/Landscaping Car Restoration … Continue reading →

Two Home-Based Business Ideas And Where To Find More

If you are thinking about becoming a home-based professional, you may be concerned that you will have to come up with a lot of money to get your business up and running. While there are many great home-based business ideas out there that do require a substantial investment to get started, there are plenty of others that require much less. A repair business could be a great thing for you, if you are naturally handy. Whether you have a knack for repairing and customizing bicycles, computers, or small electronics, other people that own those items could use your help when … Continue reading →

All Genealogy Blogs Are Not Equally Valuable

I love when I find a genealogy blog that I had not been aware of before! The information written on a genealogist’s personal blog can be entertaining, enlightening, and perhaps even informative. I try to keep in mind, however, that not every genealogy blog is going to be a useful resource for my genealogy research. Part of the reason why has to do with the very nature of what we define as “a blog”. The word “blog” is a shortened form of the phrase “web log”. Before the age of the internet, if someone wanted to write down a detailed … Continue reading →