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Catch and Release Your Stuff by Susie and Greg Calhoon and M.Wild King--March 2025
Are you dealing with downsizing your "stuff?" Well, learn what Colorado natives Greg and Susie Calhoun have experienced. Less is Best!

Martha Wild King
Mar 283 min read
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I Knew There Must Be a God by Scott Braddock--September 2024
Ever wonder where goodness has gone in the world? Well, read what a husband and father found out. God is with us.

Martha Wild King
Sep 13, 20244 min read
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Finding Purpose in Your Golden Years: The Top Jobs for Retirees by Sharon Wagner
Research shows that an increasing number of older Americans are retiring. Retirement is an aspiration for many, the penultimate...

Martha Wild King
Mar 25, 20223 min read
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Make Your Husband Your Hero by Beth Frederick
Beth Frederick is a Chicago girl, now living in Colorado. I got to know her through a ladies' Bible study which started a few months...

Martha Wild King
Feb 13, 20215 min read
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Got Weapons?--Part #3---The Blessing Zapper by Beth Fredrick
Want to add more blessings to your life. Well then learn about the Blessing Zapper and you are going to get rich!

Martha Wild King
Jul 16, 20203 min read
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Got Weapons? --Part #2--Give Thanks by Rachel Miller
Rachael Miller spoke up in our Bible study and said, "Thankfulness gives life. I saw amazing differences between thankful people and unthank

Martha Wild King
May 27, 20204 min read
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Change Just One Thing in 2020 AND Change Your Life
Throw Down the Gauntlet and change your life one step at a time.

Martha Wild King
Jan 24, 20204 min read
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Throw a Thanksgiving Auction
Thanksgiving traditions are something to look forward to every year, especially when they involve chaos, disagreement and family bonding.

Martha Wild King
Oct 29, 20193 min read
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Three Wise Things I’ve Learned in Ten Years
Dear Frugal Catholic Readers, I thought I’d written this blog for ten years because I have ten years' worth of articles in here. But...

Martha Wild King
Aug 23, 20193 min read
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What’s Your New Straight?
Some folks are born straight: others are crooked to the core. I am one of the latter. Case in point, when I was young, I asked God for...

Martha Wild King
Jul 18, 20184 min read
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And Wear It Out
The whole concept of wearing something out sounds awful. Who wants to use something so long that it eventually gets holes and cracks and...

Martha Wild King
Dec 5, 20174 min read
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Do Without
Our last blog looked at the first part of "The Frugal Catholic Depression Era Slogan"– Make it do. Do without: Use it up: and Wear it...

Martha Wild King
Oct 2, 20174 min read
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The Hidden Value of Making Magic in Your Home
As each year of fugal living ticks away, it becomes more important to make your home magical. Now I’m not talking about tricks like...

Martha Wild King
Jun 26, 20175 min read
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You Can Change Your Life with Just 15 Minutes a Day
One of the fun parts about writing is rediscovering saved articles. The following piece is one I recently uncovered, and from rereading...

Martha Wild King
May 30, 20174 min read
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Retire Without Fear
My father-in-law, Captain David L. G. King, USN Retired, used to say that life held three stages: schooling, work and family, and...

Martha Wild King
Apr 1, 20172 min read
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Minimizing from More to Less by Courtney Cotton
One of the joys of having old friends is that you get to know their children and learn from them too. Kathy Edwards, one of my BFF from Jun

Martha Wild King
Feb 28, 20176 min read
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15 Thrifty Ways to Date Your Mate
In September of 2015, my husband of 35 years and I embarked on a new phase of married life, retirement! We took off together in our...

Martha Wild King
Jul 29, 20163 min read
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Frozen Candles
You want to have a lovely dinner, something magical.  What is one easy way to create that illusion?  Candles, of course. Yes, to make...

Martha Wild King
Jun 30, 20161 min read
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The Immense Value of Thankfulness
For me, one of the beauties of The Catholic Liturgy is where it states, "It is good always and everywhere to give You thanks, Father...

Martha Wild King
Jan 29, 20163 min read
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Our Best Simple Christmas Ever
This Christmas will be simple. Yes, only two of our five children will be around, but it will be uncomplicated for other reasons. We...

Martha Wild King
Dec 24, 20153 min read
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