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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Whether you’re trying to save money or just limit the amount of stuff in your life, it doesn’t make it cheap to gift your friends and family ideas from this list. This sweet little candy dish was a gift from my grandmother. My great-grandmother made a lot of her gifts. Family Heirlooms. Are you good at calligraphy?

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10 MORE Free (but Thoughtful) Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

I treasure my recipe cards that were hand written by my great grandmother. For the people on your list that might rely on public transportation or have unreliable transportation, consider offering to run their errands or chauffeur them for their errands for an afternoon or two. Saving Money - During the Holidays'

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Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1

Couponing 101

Not because my mother or grandmother taught me how to do it, as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. People would taste the jam and it would transport them back to their childhood summers of helping their grandmother and aunts make jam in the hot steamy kitchen.

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Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1

Couponing 101

Not because my mother or grandmother taught me how to do it, as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. People would taste the jam and it would transport them back to their childhood summers of helping their grandmother and aunts make jam in the hot steamy kitchen.

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Exploring Veteran’s Benefits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We should have applied for a VA mortgage right after he got out of the Army in 1974 instead of waiting 4 years and saving up a down payment to get a commercial mortgage. One of my great-uncles on my Mother’s side of the family bought enough plots years ago for all of my Grandmother’s side of the family. Transportation.

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