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...
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- Feb 13, 2021
- 5 min
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...
- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
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!
- May 27, 2020
- 4 min
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
- Jan 24, 2020
- 4 min
Change Just One Thing in 2020 AND Change Your Life
Throw Down the Gauntlet and change your life one step at a time.
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
Throw a Thanksgiving Auction
Thanksgiving traditions are something to look forward to every year, especially when they involve chaos, disagreement and family bonding.
- Aug 23, 2019
- 3 min
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...
- Jul 18, 2018
- 4 min
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...
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
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...
- Oct 2, 2017
- 4 min
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...
- Jun 26, 2017
- 5 min
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...
- May 30, 2017
- 4 min
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...
- Apr 1, 2017
- 2 min
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...
- Feb 28, 2017
- 6 min
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
- Jul 29, 2016
- 3 min
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...
- Jun 30, 2016
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 29, 2016
- 3 min
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...
- Dec 24, 2015
- 3 min
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...
- Sep 30, 2015
- 4 min
God and Second-Hand Clothes
When I get dressed in the morning, two of my favorite scriptures are identical–Matthew 6:28-29 and Luke 12: 27 RSVCE. In them, Jesus...
- Feb 25, 2015
- 4 min
Give Your Loved One the Free Gift of Prayer
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but hopefully, the effects of your shared affection will linger longer than just this month. And as a...
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