Thrifty Tips for Families

By Wendy McClelland

In Thrifty Tips for Families, Wendy McClelland gives you dozens of tips to help you save money when it comes to food, clothing, home furnishings, household expenses, cooking and more! If you’ve been affected by the downturn in the economy, have suddenly become a stay at home parent, or are wanting to cut expenses so you can save some money for a home or a trip or other expense this book will help you achieve your goals.

Thrifty Tips for Families provides guidance on feeding babies and children, clothing the family, decorating, entertaining and gardening. It also contains dozens of low cost, healthy recipes.

A new chapter also contains tips for making money with your own business, and offers ideas on getting started. A FREE copy of McClelland's "52 Tips to Grow Your Business" is a bonus with purchase. Details are in the "Making Money" chapter.

This book will easily save its users money on every day expenses.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wendy McClelland
• Release date: Aug 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476443874

Wendy McClelland

Wendy McClelland is the first Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach in British Columbia. She has over 25 years of business building experience and has worked with clients as diversified as organic food producers, authors and cosmetics manufacturers. She is a past nominee for Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year, and was chosen as “Business of the Year” by her local Chamber of Commerce. As an internet early adopter Wendy saw the potential of the web in the mid 1990’s and became a leader in teaching others how to use it as a tool for business. Her first website was chosen by the NY Times as “one of the best business sites on the ‘net” – the same day that Microsoft was chosen! As a professional speaker, Wendy has spoken to groups from Whitehorse, Yukon Territories to Sacramento, California and Calgary, Alberta – and everywhere in between. Over 10,000 people have heard Wendy speak about Guerrilla Marketing, Using the Internet for Business and How to Live Life with Passion. Wendy has also developed curriculum and course materials, and presented them, to students at universities and colleges throughout British Columbia. As an entrepreneur, Wendy has learned the value of staying current and being flexible as the business climate evolves and changes. “I love sharing ideas and helping entrepreneurs succeed as they follow their passions!” Wendy lives with her family in the Fraser Valley area of British Columbia, Canada.

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In Thrifty Tips for Families, Wendy McClelland gives you dozens of tips to help you save money when it comes to food, clothing, home furnishings, household expenses, cooking and more! If you’ve been affected by the downturn in the economy, have suddenly become a stay at home parent, or are wanting to cut expenses so you can save some money for a home or a trip or other expense this book will help you achieve your goals. Thrifty Tips for Families gives you recipes for easy to make healthy foods, ideas for entertaining, suggestions for kids' activities, gift giving and more.

Thrifty Tips for Families

Simple Ways for Your Family to Save Money

by Wendy McClelland

www.thriftytipsforfamilies.com

Copyright 2012 Wendy McClelland. All rights reserved.

ISBN 9781476443874

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Forward

Chapter One - Feeding Your Baby

Chapter Two - The Next Step – Solid Foods

Chapter Three - Clothing

Chapter Four - Appliances & Furniture

Chapter Five - Cleaning

Chapter Six - Decorating

Chapter Seven - Pets

Chapter Eight - Gardening

Chapter Nine - Miscellaneous Household Money Savers

Chapter Ten - Parties & Entertaining

Chapter Eleven - Gift Giving

Chapter Twelve - Recipes

Chapter Thirteen - Fun Things to do with Kids

Chapter Fourteen - Ideas for Making Extra Money

Additional Resources

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all those families who are working hard to raise happy, healthy families in tough economic times.

It is also dedicated to those who have gone before us, during the difficult economic times of the past. The men and women who learned how to survive on very little and make something from almost nothing have paved a path for us. We have great role models to follow.

Forward

Thrifty Tips for Families was originally published in 1993 when I was a young mother with three small children. We struggled to make ends meet and I learned to stretch a dollar a long, long way!

Shortly after the original publishing, I was divorced and became a single parent raising three children under the age of 10. I had to work hard to make my money go even further than before so that I could properly care for my family.

In late 1999 I became seriously ill and was unable to work for nearly two years. During this time I ended up living on savings and equity in my home. At the end of my illness I had to sell my home and start over financially once again. Luckily I had the finely tuned money saving skills I had learned over the years to help me.

This book contains the ideas that I used throughout the years as I was raising my children and new information that I've learned since.

Today I am the mother of three grown children. Two are married, and I even have three grandchildren!

Through every stage of life I have learned from so many people about being thrifty. My mom taught me how to stretch a dollar at a young age, as she raised six of us kids. My dad showed me how to pick up odd jobs and earn money for things I wanted.

Whether saving money, earning extra cash or finding bargains in unusual places the ideas in this book can be applied to some degree in anyone’s life.

Today more and more people are finding it necessary to cut back on extras and even essentials. The news is full of ever rising unemployment numbers and rising gas prices. It is not a time to be timid in your approach to earning, saving and managing money!

Please keep in mind I am NOT a financial planner or advisor – I am just a mom who has ideas to share. Seek other financial guidance from trusted advisors – plan for your financial future and teach your children how to manage their money while they’re young. I am also NOT a medical professional or nutritionist – so please consult your own health care provider for detailed nutrition and/or health related questions as it relates to information in this book.

Throughout this book you’ll also find personal stories that I hope will encourage and inspire you. Being a mother is truly the most important thing I feel I’ve ever done. Now as a grandmother I can honestly say that my family is my greatest joy.

I don’t think back on expensive clothes I didn’t buy....I recall making Halloween costumes out of thrift store finds.

I don’t look back on gourmet meals I missed....I remember my son being so proud of his homemade corn soup that it became our family favorite.

Now as I spend time with my oldest grandson (now three and a half) I thrive on playing with him, reading to him and making him laugh. He is my cooking buddy and loves to make pizza and other goodies with his nana. Memories of times with those you love really are the treasures of life.

As much as my life has changed, so has the world and all the information we now have access to. This new version of Thrifty Tips for Families has links to dozens of online resources that weren’t available