Author: Chrystelle Zimmerman
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Bye Bye Cleaning Lady, Hello $120
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We are losing the excess left and right over here! We said bye bye to our cleaning lady this week! We can now put that $120 a month savings into our house fund. After the birth of my second child, I asked my husband if we could get someone to…
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How We Did Hawaii on a Budget
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Is it possible to go to Hawaii and stay within a budget? Years ago the answer to that question would have been a resounding, “No.” But with our new goals in sight, we set out to do Hawaii without putting it on a credit card. Here’s how! 1) Travel with…
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The Telecommuting Trial Run
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A few months ago I wrote about asking your boss for a telecommuting option because it seemed like just one more way to simplify life. As a result of spending some time thinking about how this might fit into my own life, I went about asking my own boss if there was any way…
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How Telecommuting Can Save Your Sanity
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You may remember my post titled, “Ask your boss if telecommuting is an option.” I wrote it with the intention of sharing some ideas and reasons why telecommuting would be a good option for you as an employee to consider, but also why your employer should think about it. Plenty of requests…
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Happy Mothers Day to all you mommies out there! Mothers to littles, mothers to bigs, mothers to REALLY bigs…you all deserve a beautiful day filled with love! Here’s my mommy, who passed away in 2003. I miss her dearly and can only dream of being the amazing, loving, caring, selfless…
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Escaping Excess: This Week In Review
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One of my main challenges and goals of this blog is to escape from what I call the Land of Excess. Our family is up to our eyeballs in stuff, so each week I plan to make a conscious effort to de-clutter, simplify and lose the excess from our lives. Here…