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Ham and Split Pea Soup Recipe
This ham and split pea soup recipe is one of our family favorites this time of year. It is so easy to make and have very minimal ingredients, so it is a great split pea soup recipe on a budget. Split peas can be bought at any time of year for about the same price. This…
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How to Make Reusable Sandwich and Snack Bags
How to Make Reusable Sandwich and Snack Bags I have always loved the idea of reusable lunch bags. It is such a waste of money to use a plastic bag once and then throw it away. But the cost of the lunch bags was always hard for me to swallow. So I decided to make…
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5 Tips to Help You Be an Expert Money Saver
I was born an expert money saver. When I was 6, I received a book from my grandma with $10 in $2 bills. I still have every one of those! My husband, on the other hand, was not born that way. He was a born spender. Saving money does not come easily for him, but…



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