Homemade Bagels

Homemade Bagels

I found this great recipe for homemade bagels at Blissful and Domestic and tweaked it just a bit in order to add some yummy mix-ins! I made 4 different kinds of bagels: chocolate chip, cranberry, cinnamon sugar, and plain salted. These were very popular with my...
Monday Money Tip: Infrequent Bills

Monday Money Tip: Infrequent Bills

Set aside money for infrequent bills. Several companies, such as some in car insurance, bill every few months or six months, etc. Divide the total by the number of months in the billing cycle to figure out how much money you need to set aside each month to have ready...
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

This is a recipe I found and tweaked while I was looking for a lighter cookie recipe. Ingredients: 2 tbs butter, melted ½ cup sugar ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa 1 large egg 1 tsp. Vanilla ¼ cup uncooked regular oats ¼ cup + 2 tbs flour ¼ tsp baking powder dash of salt ¼...
Leftover Makeover: Beefaroni

Leftover Makeover: Beefaroni

This month’s leftover makeover consists of turning two leftover items into one new dish… # 1: macaroni and cheese # 2: hamburger leftover from BBQ Beef Biscuits Combined into.. Baked Beefaroni! I simply mixed them together with a little bit of extra...
Monday Money Tip: Infrequent Bills

Monday Money Tip: Snowball Debt

“Snowball” debt! If you aren’t familiar with this concept by Dave Ramsey, it is basically making minimum payments on your debts, and applying all the extra you can to the smallest one. Then, when that is paid off, take the amount you were paying and add it to...