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10-26-2008, 07:22 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
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The Apostolic church that I used to go to here used to make molded chocolate Easter candies every year. They would sell them in front of the local grocery store for several Saturdays in a row and also take orders for them. They always made several thousand dollars each year with that project.
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I have a chocolate mold in the shape of a sweep I would like to try sometime.
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10-26-2008, 07:23 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
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Originally Posted by Margies3
The Apostolic church that I used to go to here used to make molded chocolate Easter candies every year. They would sell them in front of the local grocery store for several Saturdays in a row and also take orders for them. They always made several thousand dollars each year with that project.
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One year, the church ladies were insistent that we have a bake sale. I was against it but went along. We had plenty of baked goods but only one volunteer to help me. When we got to the store, they had someone else selling because they forgot we were coming. They apologized and we still set up a table and didn't sell hardly anything and I spent most of the time there selling alone. I said to my husband I'd rather take up a collection and people can throw in ten bucks! 
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10-26-2008, 07:20 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
Sweetened Condensed Milk
People act like some of this stuff cannot be made at home and they charge and arm and a leg for the canned stuff. Sweetened Condensed Milk is one such thing.
Ingredients
1 cup non-fat powdered milk
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup hot water
2 tablespoons melted butter
Place sugar and butter in the water and heat until butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved. Let this mixture cool. Put all ingredients into a blender and process until smooth.
Another one if you don't like the first:
3/4 cup boiling water
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup white sugar
2 2/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder
Combine water, butter, sugar and milk powder in a blender and blend until thickened, 2 minutes. Store in refrigerator.
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10-26-2008, 07:21 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
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Sure! Try them first to make sure you like the outcome. Homemade is not always the same as store bought and some people don't like the end result as much. But if you like it and you think it would work for this, great!
I remember one year when my husband and I were in Home Missions. My husband was managing a convenience store. They got rid of tons of bulk candy and were going to throw it out! We bagged it all up and sold it for .50 a bag. Wow! That was a great fundraiser! We made a lot of money (I don't remember how much) but we always wished we could have repeated that! We did buy bulk candy after that and sold it but of course never made as much as that first year!
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Oh Lordy... never thought I would confess this in public.... Before I was married we (brother and I) got an entire pickup truckload of Pepper Ridge Farms soft baked cookies (outdated by a few days)
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Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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10-26-2008, 07:26 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
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Oh Lordy... never thought I would confess this in public.... Before I was married we (brother and I) got an entire pickup truckload of Pepper Ridge Farms soft baked cookies (outdated by a few days)
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LOL! When my husband worked at the convenience store we had TONS of stuff like that.
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10-26-2008, 08:04 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
I could tell some stories... If I were not too embarrassed!
I was only the "driver" though!
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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10-26-2008, 08:05 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
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I could tell some stories... If I were not too embarrassed!
I was only the "driver" though!
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Do tell!! (And none of this "I was only the driver stuff!") 
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10-26-2008, 08:10 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
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Do tell!! (And none of this "I was only the driver stuff!") |
... we were only getting the stuff for my brothers dogs!
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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10-26-2008, 08:22 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
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... we were only getting the stuff for my brothers dogs!
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Sure. Just like we were only getting the stuff to feed to our pigs. 
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10-26-2008, 10:35 PM
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Re: How to Save Money
Here's a couple of ideas on how to save on extra things:
1. Carry along individual packets of Crystal light or other flavors and just order water when you go out. This works fine at fast food restaurants. I've also taken one of those "fresh lemon" brand plastic shaped lemons in my purse, and ordered water in a restaurant and squeezed that in my drink and then added sugar. Well, I know that's cheap but when you consider how fast drinks add up with a family--it saves! I know, I know--really smart people just order water--but sometimes a girl wants a lovely beverage at a low cost!
2. You can get a "kids" hot chocolate at Starbuck's for about $1.20 or so--and it's really good. It's a great treat for me and my kids!
3. I keep preaching to myself "less is more." I'm trying to live it! Less things--richer relationships and experiences is my goal!
4. When things get really tight I cut my lotion and toothpaste containers open to get everything out.
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