by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 28, 2015 | Recipe
This easy crock pot ham and bean soup is fail proof! Your family will beg for this delicious comfort food.
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The first time I tried to make my own beans, I failed.
No…it was actually a major fail.
They stuck to the bottom of the pot.
The house smelled awful for DAYS. It was not a fun experience.
So when I mentioned trying it again, my Hubby wasn’t enthusiastic.
I could see his point. The stench of burned beans isn’t exactly a “welcome home” scent.
But this recipe for easy crock pot ham and bean soup was the perfect way to change his mind.
After trying it just one time, I swore I would never make beans any other way again.
And my family…even the little ones, request this comfort food whenever the weather turns cold.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 26, 2015 | Meal Plans
Fall is the perfect time to pull out those hearty meals you love the most.
Filling the crock pot with those meat and potato types of meals is like pulling out your favorite hoodie!
But sometimes making all the plans for all those meals is tedious. So I’ve done the hard lifting for you. 😉
Below you’ll find amazing fall dishes for every meal…there are even snack ideas!
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 23, 2015 | Ways We Saved This Week
It was time to gear up to write my weekly 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week post, and I was trying to shuffle kids off to their other parent so I could get some work done. Instead, the hubs told me he would just write my post for me. hahaha
Then he actually wrote the post and sent it to me. Ok, hon, that’s pretty funny.
Then I read it. And I thought “Hmm…this post is already done. It’s pretty good. And it actually might be interesting to read from a man’s perspective around here for once.”
So here is Hubby’s guest post. (He’s totally still reading to the kids, though.)
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 16, 2015 | Ways We Saved This Week
I’ve been busy working to bring you my best tips on Ways to Find Money for Christmas Presents (and you’ll definitely want to check out that series for some unusual tips!), but I didn’t want to forget about the ever popular 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week series, either.
So here are our 5 ways for this week.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 12, 2015 | Meal Plans
Ahhh, October.
The time of year I like to play a little game called…try not to turn on the heat until November 1.
I don’t always love that game, but my wallet does. 😉
One thing that makes winning the game easier is having hearty, steamy foods that warm you up from the inside.
Yum!
So the meal plan is full of them this time.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 2, 2015 | Ways We Saved This Week
It’s Friday! Ready to get your 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week fix?
Confession time…we’ve had a rather expensive week. Our 10 year old son had a terrible migraine that required 2 hospital trips and an additional stint in the emergency department. That’s not going to be cheap. I also wound up spending money on food and drinks since I didn’t have time to plan ahead (we wanted to get there and relieve his migraine ASAP).
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