There are ways that you can save for retirement without relying upon plans like 401ks, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and Roth IRAs. To be honest, these plans are not a very good deal for most Americans, and they could be ...
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From Chaos To Calm: Getting Organized For Homeschooling
One of the biggest challenges for a new homeschooling family is learning to live and work with each other, day in and day out. Rather than trying to imitate a school’s structure, I think it’s important for families to find ...
Read More »Growing For Food, Fun, And Money
If you enjoy gardening—flowers, vegetables, or both—you might want to consider turning your hobby into a source of additional income for you and your family. Turning your green thumb into green in your bank account isn’t as difficult as you ...
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Let sense be numb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still, small voice of calm! —J. G. Whittier, “The Brewing of Soma” (1872) It is the inward man that must be reached, and he can ...
Read More »How To Handle Acid Reflux In Babies
As a new mother or father, you are probably adjusting to having spit up on you when your baby burps. You may not realize that large amounts of spit up can actually indicate a condition known as acid reflux. Typically, ...
Read More »The Emperor’s New Clothes
To the citizens of the great United States of America, I submit the picture to the right into evidence that our leader is doing exactly what he openly dislikes in his enemies. Just look closely at his mannerisms and the ...
Read More »The City Slicker’s Guide To Bushcraft On A Budget
You’re just an average Joe –or Josephine. You didn’t grow up around hunting, trapping, or survival skills. While you might have dozed off to a fishing show once or twice on a Saturday, you’ve only been fishing a handful of ...
Read More »Smart Meters And Public Safety
Central Maine Power and its Spanish parent company, Iberdrola, are facing a grassroots swell of opposition to its “smart” meters being introduced in New York State and elsewhere. The new meters emit radio frequencies to transmit home usage data to ...
Read More »The Best Places To Go Off Grid: Earthaven
Going off the grid is a decision that more and more families and individuals are making. Doing so may mean building a homestead in a rural area with no neighbors and few ties to others. People who go it alone ...
Read More »The Scoop On Beneficial Insects
When you think about insects living amongst your vegetables, herbs, and flowers, you are likely flooded with visions of locusts devouring the leafy lettuce greens, caterpillars going to town on your cabbages, and aphids sapping the life out of your ...
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