Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Progress

Progress 


Despite my being so tired, I still managed to get three tasks accomplished today!  We'll see what tomorrow brings!


Monday, May 29, 2017

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Depression Era Cooking

Where my mother was raised, they ate potatoes, had re-constituted dehydrated milk, and relied on the government and charities to get by.  She would get 1 pair of shoes for the entire year, her clothes became the hand - me - downs for her younger sisters.

My dad was in overalls through most of his childhood, and since he was raised on a farm, they grew what they ate.


Saturday, May 20, 2017

Which Are You? PAW - AAW - UAW

In the book, The Millionaire Next Door, authors Stanley and Danko give an equation to find out whether or not you are truly wealthy.

I'm in the UAW category, but hoping to make some changes on that.


Monday, May 15, 2017

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

Most of us living today didn't live through the Crash of 29, much less the Great Depression.  That means that many of the stories of how people survived (and didn't survive) that period of U.S. history are either lost, or recorded.  My parents were children of the Great Depression, and yes, I know many of their stories, such as my mother fainting on the street from hunger and how worried my maternal grandmother was that her oldest child was having to experience this.

This American Experience show from PBS is very good at explaining what happened that led to the Crash of 29.  More on the Great Depression at a later date.





















Saturday, May 13, 2017

Being Broke Vs. Being Poor

I've never thought of either one this way, but I totally get it.

I can also say how thankful I am to be in neither boat, but only because I was willing to make the changes in my life to decrease my spending and the blessing of a better paying job.  I needed to trust God and take that step into the darkness on both.


Saturday, May 6, 2017

The Rules of Lighting In Your Home

I'm learning a lot from these videos, how about you?  Who knew there was more to lighting than flipping a switch?