Simplicity Saturdays (LINK UP) #6

Welcome!!!!

Hope you all are wonderful today!!!

As we are travelling along on our adventure of simplicity, there are so many things in our lives that we want to simplify.  And that.......gives you FREEDOM!  Freedom to make decisions that you feel God wants in your life......and right now our hands are bound.

Proverbs 22:7

"The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender"

As we have not used any debt in three years, we are still paying for past "stupid tax".  We have not been as intense along the way as we should have been.  This year we are adding a gazelle intensity that is sure to make a difference.

This week we cancelled ATT cell phones, we had been with them for 11 years and were paying $180/month for three phones. One was a friend. We explained to our friend that it was time to say goodbye to this plan.  We paid the cancellation fee...which will pay for itself in 3 months and totally simplified.  I no longer have a cell phone. Only hubby which is our business phone as well.  We are taking advantage of the $30 straight talk plan/no contract!  

And at home we are using the magic jack.  One of my friends and my parents use this and are happy with it.  Using the $30 straight talk and magic jack together will meet our needs and save us $150/month.  That is $150 we can put back into the rest of our debt.  I really hope to be saying good bye to it this year!!!

And as we hadn't had a home phone in AGES.... :) we got a basic V-Tech phone.

I realize the magic jack is not the answer for everyone, if you don't have fast internet i.e. broadband, high-speed, cable internet, dsl, or wireless you can't use the magic jack.  But for now and this time in our life it can save us some serious cash!!! :)

Can't wait to hear about your Simplicity Saturday!!!!  Please be sure to LINK BACK HERE!!!! :)  I have a button on the right to make that easy. Blessings to you all!!!

Simplicity Saturdays (LINK UP) #2

Welcome to the second week of Simplicity Saturday

I am also linking up to the awesome Barnyard Hop over @ Homestead Revival

I hope you'll join us....here in the Ozarks we have had some extremely nice weather and it has me thinkin', and a plannin', and getting oh so excited for Spring!!! :)

Today I am planning things to make my life run simpler.

1. Planning a simple menu for two weeks worth of meals, that is frugal and uses several same ingredients.

2. Planning my garden: my goal is to can and freeze enough fruits and vegetables for my family for the entire year, while I may not reach this goal, I am going to aim for it. Looking forward to the garden this year (even if though it may be a smaller one) and checking out my local farmer's markets!!!

(Cleaning out the chicken coop for the garden, Maci is overseeing the whole process!!!)

3. As you know and have seen on my earlier posts I do not use our dryer much (only for towels and Steve's work rags), so I am enjoying hanging laundry on the line with this unusually pleasant weather.

(I know it's crooked :), I got this for $10 on craigslist, thankful for my clothesline!!!)

How are you enjoying a Simple Saturday, please share with the link up below, include a link back to here (I really appreciate that), tell your friends, FB, twitter to your hearts content. 

Above all, have a blessed day my friends!

(This is our cat Chipmunk, I think it's funny how cats think your doing things just for them, oh they crack me up!!!)

Don't forget to grab my button on the right!!! :)

Simplicity Saturdays (LINK UP)

Welcome to Simplicity Saturdays.  A link up dedicated to simplicity, feel free to share a new quick recipe, tips on cleaning, books, or whatever you are doing to simplify!!!!

Be sure to link up with the inlinkz below and tell your friends!!!

I have a lovely button for Simplicity Saturdays on the right with the code under it, feel free to copy and paste this to your simplicity post.  And be sure to at least included a link back to here, can't wait to see everyone's entries!!! :)

When I start cleaning I always sing that little song on Calamity Jane...."a woman's touch".  So today the girls and I donned our vintage style aprons and are cleaning away.  I don't know why but when I want to deep clean I always rearrange my furniture.  So everything gets clean and a new look! :)

My little Helper

Cleaning away and very proud of it!!!

P.S. I am also excited to share that Joyful Mothering is starting a Homemaker's Challenge every Friday (looks like it's going to be lots of fun, and keep me on my toes!!! :) Click the button to check it out.