Tuesday, December 30, 2008

How To Live On Practically Nothing (video)

Here is a great little video. It looks cutesy, but has good information. If you are new to living cheaply, check out this video. Please visit the creator's site, HowCast.com for other How To videos. Two new videos are posted on the main Everyday Economics site.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

New Everyday Economics Family Member!

Hi all,
I know I have been absent lately. Many of you have read that I was pregnant, in fact I was 7 months pregnant when I started Everyday Economics. There were more than a few times that our little one tried to make an early appearance, but luckily he decided to wait until he was fully baked.

Last week on the 15th, Lucas Kreed decided that he was 'done' and exactly 2 hours after the official end of our wedding anniversary (2am EST), I went into full blown labor. Our son made his debut at 7:57 am and weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long.

I'm posting a picture of him and Daddy on Lucas' first day home, last Thursday. So, now you all know who to blame for slow updates!


Love and duct tape,
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Friday, December 12, 2008

Free Green Cleaners!

Do you have a blog? A website at all? Want to get free ‘green ‘ cleaners and write reviews of them?

As a blogger and writer I receive quite a few offers from manufacturers who want me to try their products, and then write about my experiences. But, this website I am about to link you to will consider more than just professional writers! Isn’t that cool? Then read on!


I think everyone should have a chance to give their opinion on a product. Moms, Dads, Caregivers, and beyond, all of you deserve to send your thoughts on what you like or dislike about products to the world. Word of mouth advertising is the best!

So, take a second to visit Free Green Cleaners http://www.freegreencleaners.com/signup.asp and sign up to be considered for their program. It’s free and painless.

Keep in mine that you need to be approved for a product and you are not compensated except with the chance to use the product. Who cares, though, it’s something free and fun, too!

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Win A Free Toy!

Toys R' Us has a holiday giveaway going on right now. Just go to the website and enter your info, then 'unwrap' the boxes. If you match 3, you win that toy!

While you may not win today, you can play once a day. Hurry on over for your chance to win.

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Natural Kitchen Cleaners

Do you go nuts in the kitchen because of germ warfare? I know the nasties that abide there freak me out. So I was pretty happy when a friend of mine posted some tips on her blog. For the link, just click through the 'read more'.



Marye Audet of Simply Home Remedies, Baking Delights, and Kettle n' Cup has some of the best posts for your home, ever. Marye has 8 children, a husband, and a small farm. She makes me miss my days on the farm but she sure doesn't make me want to expand my family any more than it has been already!

I have to say she's one of my favorite people, online or off. I'd love to have a cup of coffee with her sometime, but sadly she lives across the country form me. Maybe I need to look into some cheap travel.

Oh, wait, I promised a link to her cleaning post! Here it is!

Natural Kitchen Cleaners (link title changed to not compete with her googleness!)
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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Guest Bloggers Needed

I am recruiting Guest Bloggers for the next few weeks. Interested? Then read on...



I will be taking a short leave of absence as of the 15th of this month. Before I do, I would like to recruit a few Guest Bloggers.

This is a non-paid position.

You do not need to have experience blogging, I am willing to do some training before I take time off. If you do have experience, all the better!

What am I looking for in posts? Anything related to living cheaply, frugal news, freebie posts, and frugal hacks.

Can this turn into a full time position? This is a possibility. If the blog does well and your posts bring in revenue (even after your guesting is over) I may ask you to blog full time, paid. Please be aware this is only if the blog and site does well.

You are still welcome to submit articles for consideration of publishment on the main website. If you would like to be a Guest blogger or just submit a post or two, leave a comment or email me! julie [at] everydayec [dot] com
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