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Make Your Own Spring Shamrocks by Helen Hiebert  in Crafts Bring on the good fortune with this simple springtime project from The Art of Papercraft. Have you ever hunted for a four-leaf clover? It’s practically impossible to find one. Statistically speaking, there are 10,000 three-leaf clovers to every four-leaf clover. Traditionally, each leaf is believed to represent something different: The first is for faith, the second is for hope, the third is for love, and the fourth is for luck. Make your own luck with this simple shamrock craft—use the handy template provided or try your hand at your own design. The paper...

As the saying goes, “Things are not exactly what they seem!”. Our fast-paced world (where everything is at a price) has somehow prevented us from seeing our ordinary office tools, like a simple Paper Binder Clip, in a whole new meaningful light!   [Video] 15 Interesting DIY’s To Maximize Binder Clips 15 Unique Uses Of Binder Clips: DIY Projects Style Yes, you’ve read it right! Before, I’ve always used my  on-the-desk materials exactly as they were designed for. But after this video, it made me rethink my life, “All this time I’ve been living a lie!”. Kidding aside, this material is...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes If you are new to Canadian Budget Binder, welcome to our 12th year of sharing our monthly budget update. I’ve decided to change how I share our monthly budget update for several reasons. No one cares about our net worth since we are debt-free Our monthly net income is not that important I will not be sharing a monthly net worth update post any longer but will post percentage updates with any increases and decreases in our investment portfolio. Over the years, I’ve noticed little interaction with these posts, so I’ve had to axe them....

The Homekeeping Society site is all-new, full of updates and upgrades with your home in mind!  You don’t have to choose between a busy life and a clean home. Join us in Homekeeping Society to get the clean home you’ve always dreamed of — and keep it that way. The Monthly Focus for March is Spring Cleaning. Every month Homekeeping Society members get a coupon code to use in the shop – the March coupon code is for 15% off the entire shop. Kitchen Sink Brush HOMEKEEPING SOCIETY IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO: Enjoy a fresh & tidy...

If you are planning a trip to Alaska and trying to figure out how to see Alaska on a budget, read on to find out how one couple did just that. For our 10th anniversary, my husband and I celebrated by taking an Alaskan cruise (without our kids). We had been saving since our wedding for this someday event, and Andy convinced me that our 10th anniversary was the perfect time to take a cruise. We did it and had a great time on our week long cruise to Alaska. You see, Alaska was the final state on Andy’s bucket...