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10 Things To Do When You Lose Your Job

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This past year my husband and I went through a period of unemployment which was tricky and when we did have employment is was casual. There are a variety of payments depending on your situation such as unemployment or parenting. She blogs about ways to make and save money as well as what she is up to at her blog www.kylieofiu.com.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. My garden. Purple raspberries from my garden. Visiting family in Florida, we enjoy no-cost activities like visiting their beautiful beaches! helping out 7.

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Receiving SNAP Benefits? Use Them To Plant a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I still remember one Thanksgiving during that period of unemployment when our church gave one of the food baskets for the needy to us. However, what I’m guessing that many don’t know is that SNAP benefits can be used to buy seeds to plant vegetables and fruits in a home garden.

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Free Kindle eBooks: The Math Inspectors, The War of the Roses and More

For the Mommas

The books include The Math Inspectors, The War of the Roses, Green Thumb Gardening and more. Green Thumb Gardening by Charlie Tucker. We have some of the best-selling FREE Kindle Books from Amazon here! The Math Inspectors by Daniel Kenney. Over two hundred years span the lifetime of one of history’s most notorious royal families.