Survival Mom Radio Show: Holiday Budget Tips & Winterizing Your Home and Vehicle

November 25, 2014: Today Lisa has three guests: Steve and Annette Economides, known as America’s Cheapest Family and Ace Hardware’s Home Expert, Lou Manfredini

Steve and Annette discuss some of their best tips for saving money around the holidays, including tracking down loose change! Lou shares tips for winterizing your home and vehicle. In particular, he shares brand names of products that can help keep your home warmer and free of drafts.

Lil’ Suburban Homestead: Engaging Our Children with Homesteading Literature

chickenandthedogNov. 6, 2014:  Karen Lynn interviews Amanda Maxwell Co-Author of The Chicken and The Dog and reminds you that it is the Holiday Shopping Season!  Karen Lynn discusses how important it is to engage children with homesteading literature and how she always feels good about sharing the gift of books.  In particular she love sharing books with her young nieces and even her own children as they were growing up especially literature that engages children that discusses homesteading and sustainable living!

The two of them discuss how engaging Amanda’s series of books are to children and bringing the “Farm To Table” concept to young children and what it’s really like!

It’s exciting to connect children with chickens on the Suburban Homestead!

Show Resources:

Check out Amanda’s site for her books The Chicken and the Dog – Click Here! 

The Chicken and  the Dog Activities For Children – Click here!

Newly expanded The Chicken and theDog Merchandise for the Holidays – Click here! 

 

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