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Today and tomorrow (May 21st and 22nd) you can download How to Be Gluten Free for FREE! This e-book contains the basic steps that you need to go gluten free plus an appendix with recipes.

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3 Reasons You Need An Emergency Fund--The Peaceful Mom

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3 Reasons You Need An Emergency Fund (& how to get one fast!): You know you need one, but chances are you may not have started to build your emergency fund.

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Let me give you three compelling reasons to get started: 

 

stuff happens.    stuff happens.    stuff happens.

 

Our most recent example of stuff happening occured last week when I made a payment of $200 using our debit card. Unfortunately the person processing the payment didn’t get the memo, and charged us $2000 instead.

As you might imagine, this caused some problems with our account. Banks are not very understanding when a withdrawal is made from your account that equals more than your total balance. Even though I contacted the company and our bank, the money was not returned to our account for six days! Meanwhile, life continued. We still had to put gas in the car and food in the fridge.

Thankfully, we had a few hundred dollars in cash in our “at home e-fund” which we were able to use for the daily necessities until everything could get straightened out.

 

Even if (or maybe especially if) you are “barely making it”, you can start your own emergency fund and create a “stuff happens” cushion with these three steps: 

 

Designate a savings location.

Ideally, you should set up a separate bank account, but at a minimum, set up an envelope, jar, corner or your sock drawer or some other location in your home to drop the cash. If you do want to set up a separate bank account, we love Perkstreet because we earn money for every dollar we spend. Read more about how we earn $100 gift cards here.

Having a place to put the money makes you more likely to actually save it, and it keeps the money out of your wallet where you are likely to spend it.

 

Take immediate action.

Find ways to get money into your e-fund as soon as possible. Here are a few ideas to get started:

  • Eat cheaper meals for a couple of weeks (beans and rice, grilled cheese and homemade soup, pasta and sauce, etc.), and put the extra grocery money into your e-fund.
  • Take your lunch instead of eating out.
  • Skip soda and coffee for a couple of weeks and put the money into the account.
  • Sell things around your house on Craig’s List or at a yard sale.
  • Work more. Ask for overtime or other work opportunities.
  • Cut out all entertainment and shopping for the next month.

By combining these strategies and sticking with them for the next few weeks, you should be able to add several hundred dollars to your account.

Read the comments on my 5 Ways to Get Extra Cash post here for some other creative ideas to get money quickly (and legally)!

 

Commit to save the money for emergencies only.

Ordering pizza on Friday night because you are too tired to cook does not constitute an emergency, neither does shopping for a dress for an upcoming event.

True emergencies are things like a car accident, job loss or illness. Commit to yourself and your family to never spend the money for frivolous items.

 

Do you have an emergency fund? How has it helped you in the past? Leave a comment. :)

 

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Now through Thursday (May 23, 2013), you can stop by your local McDonald’s restaurant and get a small Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie for just $1. Call your local franchise to make sure they are participating.

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Get Organized! Simplify your life with a weekly plan.  

Each Sunday night I make a plan for the upcoming week to make sure that I am focusing on what is truly important in my life, rather than just crossing tasks off my to do list.

Don’t miss any of my tips to help you save money, get organized and enjoy life! 

Click here to sign up for my FREE Weekly enotes and get FREE gifts including my Stress Free Meals ebook and my exclusive printable organizing labels!

After trying many types of planners, my current favorite is to hand write my plan in my journal.

My Weekly Plan 2013-5-20--The Peaceful Mom

{Click photo to enlarge.}

I divide my plan into five categories: 

PERSONAL- habits that keep me healthy and happy

PEOPLE- activities that promote relationship with the people I love

PURPOSE- tasks that enable me to fulfill my purpose in life

PASSION- activities and experiences which enable me to enjoy life

PROJECTS- priority tasks that need to be finished this week

 

Taco Spewing Panda Pinata--The Peaceful Mom

(My son’s creative Panda “Pinata” filled with tacos.)

You can see last week’s plan here. We had a busy week because I had a speaking engagement and we hosted a birthday/graduation party for my son. I was very happy to have a LONG nap the day after the party. :)

This week we will be hosting out of town guests for my son’s high school graduation. We will be deep cleaning the house for the next couple of days in preparation for our guests (including my mom, which I am very excited about!), then we have a busy weekend filled with graduation activities.

My goal is to stay calm and unstressed, so that I can enjoy all of the festivities.

 

You can read about my daily “Brain Dump” here”and my Nightly Plan here.

As a gift to my readers, you can now print your own customizable Weekly Plan! Click here and “like” The Peaceful Mom on Facebook to access the download link.

Click the link and type in your info for the week. Once you are done, right click the form to print and check off each task as you complete it.

(You can see all of the FREE printable planners I have available here.)

What do you have planned this week? Leave a comment.

 

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Crockpot Granola--The Peaceful Mom

Simple Gluten Free Weekly Menu. Gluten Free shouldn’t be difficult! Check out my daughter’s gluten free menu for this week. See our family’s $125 Budget Weekly Menu here.

My new ebook Affordable Gluten Free Dinners is now available!

Inside you’ll find our favorite tips to spend less to eat gluten free, 12 tasty and budget-friendly main dish recipes complete with photos and serving suggestions, as well as five delicious side dish recipes. Subscribers to The Peaceful Mom Gluten Free Recipe Club can get it FREE!

Click here to read more!

 

Click each purple link for the recipe or product we use! 

 

BREAKFAST

Organic Yogurt with Crockpot Granola and fresh strawberries

Chex cereal with milk

Egg and Cheese Bagel (Udi’s Gluten Free Bagels)

Homemade Gluten Free Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup

Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Toast, Peanut Butter

Oatmeal (Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Whole Grain Steel Cut Oats) with raisins

Oatmeal Pancakes (Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Pancake Mix)

Chebe Pizza--The Peaceful Mom

LUNCH

Chebe Bread Pizza, Romaine salad

Turkey Lettuce Wrap, celery sticks with ranch dressing x2

Nachos, orange slices

Rice Cakes with peanut butter and raisins

Leftovers from dinner

Easy Cheese Quesadillas (made with corn tortillas), canned peaches

 

DINNER

BBQ Pepper Jack Bacon Burgers (bunless), Home Fried Potatoes, Romaine Salad

Black Bean Chicken Chili, tortilla chips

Birthday Party

Grilled Cheese (gluten free bread), Tropical Fruit Salad

Beef Roast, rice, steamed green beans

Spicy Black Beans, rice

Italian Pasta Salad with Chicken (made with gluten free pasta), garlic toast triangles (gluten free bread)

 

 

*Please note: This menu is intended to spark ideas for affordable gluten free meals, but in no way is intended as medical, nutritional or other professional advice.

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weekend reader

This week on The Peaceful Mom we explored a couple of interesting topics to help you get your finances in order:  

 

How We Paid Off $29,000 In Debt--The Peaceful Mom

Reader Success: We Paid Off $29,000 in Debt! Read the real-life story of a family who paid off $29,000 in debt with a $29,000/yr income.

Living On Less: Can Minimalism Help? You can also listen to my interview with Joshua Becker from BecomingMinimalist.com. Joshua took a radical approach to getting his life back and we talk about some ways you can move toward less stuff and more life!

More fun from this past week:

 My Weekly Plan 5-13-2013--The Peaceful Mom

GET ORGANIZED

Get Organized: My Weekly (celebrate) Plan 5/13

$125 Budget Weekly Menu {+easy recipes!} 5/17

 

 

Save Money on Produce--The Peaceful Mom

SAVE MONEY

Save Money On Groceries: Save On Produce (week 7)

Reader Question: How Do You Budget For Work Lunches?

My Weekly Shopping Totals 5/17

Do you like to dress your kids in fashionable clothing, but hate the prices? FabKids by Christina Applegate is offering new members BUY-ONE-GET-ONE FREE outfits (discount will be applied automatically at checkout).

Click here to see the new Spring Collection!

 

Still Available Deals and Freebies from this week:

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Report Card Freebies--The Peaceful Mom

Report Card Freebies For Students!

 

 

 

1 11 betty crocker  Betty Crocker: $250 in Coupon Savings!

 

 

 

FREEBIES: FREE Pepsi, Krispy Kreme, Kotex, John Frieda Samples & More!

 

 

Bacon Wrapped Chicken--The Peaceful Mom

ENJOY LIFE

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Recipe (gluten free)

Frugal Summer Fun For Kids-If you missed this last week, check out some resources on The Peaceful Mom to help you have a great summer with your kids!

 

GLUTEN FREE

Simple Gluten Free Menu {+ easy recipes} 5/13

Gluten Free Coupons and Deals 5/16

 

If you eat gluten free, be sure to sign up for my FREE Gluten Free Recipe Club and get a copy of my Affordable Gluten Free Dinners ebook for FREE!

Click here to sign up!

 

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Friday Shopping Totals: Each week I post my grocery totals so you can see what I purchased for the week for our $125 Budget Weekly Menu here (feeding six people including three teens). Some weeks are better than others, but you will always see how I stick to a budget in real life. :)

Walmart A 2013-5-17WALMART Part 1   

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Grocery Saving Tip: If you are strapped for time, choose the store with the lowest overall prices for your area (or the one with the best sale prices for the week).  

The next two weeks are CRAZY busy for me, so I had to make one stop at Walmart for groceries and non-food items this week, rather than using my usual method of shopping sales at several different stores. I also did not take time to do any Ad Matches because I had 45 minutes to shop.

I knew I would be paying more for the groceries I purchased, so I planned some cheaper meals this week so I could keep the budget lower.

 

Walmart B 2013-5-17 WALMART Part 2–Total Spent $120.03


Weekly Total: $120.03

May Monthly Total: $403.94     

($125/week budget for six people including three teens. This monthly total includes last week’s total of $78.10 which I didn’t post because I was at a conference.)

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$125 Budget Weekly Menu –See how I feed my family of six including 3 teens and a twelve year old for $125 a week! Check back later today to see my shopping for this week.

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Crockpot Granola--The Peaceful Mom

*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks in the $125 Budget and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer. 

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BREAKFAST

Organic Yogurt with Crockpot Granola* and fresh strawberries

Cereal with milk

Egg and Cheese Bagel

Homemade Freezer Waffles* with DIY Waffle Syrup*

Cheese Toast, banana

Cinnamon Raisin Toast*, Peanut Butter

Oatmeal* with cinnamon* and raisins

 

mini pizzas

LUNCH

Homemade Pizza Bagels

Turkey Sandwich, celery sticks with ranch dressing* x2

Nachos, orange slices

Rice Cakes* with peanut butter and raisins

Leftovers from dinner

Easy Cheese Quesadillas, canned peaches*

BBQ Burger HH TPM

DINNER

BBQ Pepper Jack Bacon Burgers*, Home Fried Potatoes*, Romaine Salad

Black Bean Chicken Chili*, cheese toast triangles

Birthday Party (food purchased separately from the grocery budget)

Grilled Cheese, Tropical Fruit Salad

Roast Beef, rice*, steamed green beans*

Spicy Black Beans*, rice*

Italian Pasta Salad with Chicken, garlic toast triangles

 

 

Read what we do about snacks here.

What are you eating this week? Leave a comment or link. :)

Please Note: I post my weekly menu to encourage menu planning and to give meal ideas, not as a nutritional standard. You should feed your family based on your priorities and values. You may not be able to replicate this exact menu for $125 because sales vary by region and you will have different items on hand, but you can save money just by using a menu. :) ) 

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Money: What works for you?--The Peaceful MomMoney: What Works for You? Money management is very personal, but I think it can be helpful to read about how others make their money work for them, so that you can find what works best for you!

 

 

Today Julie shares how her family paid off $29,000 in debt on a $29,000 a year income!

 

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Six years ago, my family had just made an out-of-state move in order for my husband to take a new position with a salary of $29,000 a year. I also found a job in our new town making about $25,000 a year. Two weeks after I started my new job, however, our son needed to be hospitalized for three days. I lost my new job because it required me to work for 60 days before taking any days off: sick or otherwise. I chose my son.

My husband and I decided that I would not seek other employment right away, so we became a one income family with one child and another one on the way and owing a total of $30,000 on 4 credit cards. We were not even bringing in enough money to cover the minimum payments. We decided to pay off the smallest debt right away with our tax return, so we paid off $1,000 and had $29,000 to go.

Daunting to say the least, and we didn’t have money hanging on the tree in our backyard!!

For 2 months, I quit making payments on the credit card with the largest balance. I called them at the end of those two months and asked if they could help. We worked out a 0% interest rate and a monthly payment that we could afford. Over time, I worked with the other two credit card companies to do the same.

We also became a cash only family. Our agreement with the credit card companies included closing the accounts and no longer using the cards. In order to pay those three credit card bills AND feed our two children, we had to start cutting back. This was not all immediate, but over time we:

  • Nixed cable for netflix saving $53 a month.
  • Moved, saving $400 month in rent.
  • Started regular meal planning. ($50 a week early on, but we recently increased that to $70 a week.)
  • Applied for a low income program with our land line company and reduced our bill by $25 a month
  • Moved to a home with wood heat and cistern water. Electric and gas evened out, however, we have no water bill which saves us about $40 a month.
  • Switched car insurance companies and reduced our bill by $40 month.
  • Paid off the last of our credit card debt!!

So, compared to where we were six years ago, we have shaved off $1057 a month from our budget. (This number includes the monthly payments we used to be making on our credit cards.)

While we are still living on $29,000, we have enough at the end of the month to save for a few different areas and no longer live from paycheck to paycheck. I can not begin to describe how good that feels!

 

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Julie from Vibrant Designs

Julie is a stay at home mom to 1 handsome devil, 3 little beauties and a wife to her husband of 10 years. She blogs over at Vibrant Designs, runs a small online business to help pay for the fun things in life, and loves to sew!!

 

 

 

 

 

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