Everybody wants to save money, but sometimes it's just too difficult and overwhelming. Kelly Hancock, popular blogger and media personality, has done the hard work for those who want to save big! Her saving secrets will help readers cut their spending half - even before they clip the first coupon. Kelly was a successful business professional who abruptly changed her mind to stay home after the birth of her first child. But it didn't make financial sense on paper. So Kelly figured out a way to cut family's overall spending substantially and their grocery budget by 80%. They not only discovered how to make ends meet, they were able to give more generously to others. She reassures readers that God will faithfully provide for those who seek to honor.
Toni House, America's most trusted money management consultant, gives you the tools to help you and your family reconnect while saving money. Toni teaches families money management skills, starting with meal time, Everyone has to eat, says Toni, families are given a budget of $85 per week for a family of four, then they learn how to plan each delicious meal with this budget in mind. The Save Your Money, Save Your Family™ Guide to Savvy Shopping Skills the timing is perfect. With the withering recession more and more families are having to cut back, but are still unable to get ahead. If what you are doing is not working, says Toni House then it is time to change the way your are doing it. By following The Guide To Savvy Shopping Skills, you will take back your finances and your life. Guide to Savvy Shopping Skills: * The 8 Traits of a Savvy Shopper * The 7 Rules of Menu Planning on $85 per week * 15 Simple Strategies for Savvy Shopping on $85 per week * A Week in the Life of a Savvy Shopper! * The Do's and Don'ts of Couponing Your Way to Less website: https://saveyourmoneysaveyourfamily.com facebook is: http://www.facebook.com/ToniHouse
5 tracks x 5 projects x Loads of Versatile Techniques = 25 Awesome Projects to Master Sewing! In Stitch Savvy, there are 5 tracks (home decor, handbags, kids' items, quilting and clothing), and each track has 5 projects that start simple and build up your skills. But wait, there's more! Cross-referenced techniques allow you to skip around and explore certain skills. (You loved the box pleats in the Sashiko curtains? Check out the A-line skirt with the peek-a-boo pleat!) So customize your sewing education! Work your way through all the Home Decor projects--from simple to more advanced. Want to ease into sewing? Start with the Level 1 projects in each track. Love piping? Jump from track to track to explore all the ways you can use piping. This book is designed specifically to allow you to grow your skills, pursue projects you crave and test the waters outside your comfort zone--and make some seriously cute projects as you do. BONUS CD includes 13 PDF patterns for apparel, accessories and home decor, quilting guides and more!
Savvy - n. Practical know-how. Just about anyone who works with digital images needs to know to how to use Photoshop. But its complexity can be confounding even to experienced users. In Photoshop CS Savvy, artist and teacher Steve Romaniello reveals the secrets behind Photoshop's power—showing you how to combine theory with practical techniques to get results that are inspirational and satisfying. Whether you're a graphic artist, photographer, web designer, desktop publisher, or, if your goal is to become Photoshop savvy, this is the book that will get you there. Work your way through from cover to cover or zero in on any topic, from setting up a Photoshop workflow to restoring old photos to creating a web photo gallery. In Hands On tutorials, you'll apply your knowledge in complex, real-world projects, mastering the techniques your own work demands. A 32-page full-color section showcases numerous color-related examples. Coverage includes: Core Photoshop Skills: selections, type, layers, paths, paint effects, alpha channels, Quick Mask, scanning, transformations. Features New in Photoshop CS: Shadow/Highlight correction, photo filters, Match Color, Color Replacement, Liquify enhancements, automations, support for raw camera files. Image Retouching: Dodge and Burn tools, cloning and healing, History Brush, Dust and Scratches filter. Color Management and Correction: levels and curves, color mapping, hue and saturation, channel mixing, CMYK conversion, printing. Photoshop, ImageReady, and the Web: page layout, optimization, image maps, animations, rollovers. Advanced Techniques: difficult selections, compositing, automation, duotones and spot color, advanced layering, 16-bit editing, preparing images for digital video. Note:CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
In today’s economy, being money savvy is a necessity. For most American households cutting back on the things they love has become harder and harder to bear. But there are ways to get what you want at a fraction of the cost—if not free. With this book, extreme couponing expert Joni Meyer-Crothers explains precisely how she has managed to save thousands by clipping coupons, using them wisely and never paying full retail price for any product. She reveals what basic items you should never pay for (toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, pasta, etc.), and teaches readers techniques to obtain coupons that do not cost a penny and turn them around to save big on groceries, cleaning items, hygienic supplies, and many other household products. Learn the basics of couponing, maximizing your savings, and thinking outside of the box when it comes to how you shop. With Extreme Couponing, there’s no reason to pay full price for the things you need in life.
More than 28,000 quilters have sewn along with the Splendid Sampler community online. Now Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson return with 100 all-new block patterns to inspire quilters all over the world, all over again! Choose blocks designed by Pat and Jane plus superstar quilters Lissa Alexander, Carrie Nelson, Jenny Doan, Susan Ache, Betsy Chutchian, and many more. Blocks made with patchwork, applique, embroidery, and paper piecing provide plenty of opportunities to try new techniques. You'll discover fun ideas for arranging your blocks in a gallery of sampler quilts. Share your progress online and experience the joys of quilting with this "Splendid" community of quilters!
With the rise of social networks, "Twitterized" attention spans, and new forms of video content, the techniques that worked in crafting attention-grabbing, clickable, and actionable online copy a few years ago are simply not as effective today. Thoroughly revised, the third edition of Web Copy That Sells gives readers proven methods for achieving phenomenal success with their online sales and marketing efforts. They will learn to: * Use psychological tactics that compel Web surfers to buy * Create effective, highly-targeted Facebook ads * Test copy to maximize response * Write online marketing video scripts that sell * Craft compelling copy for interactive advertising banners * Produce high-converting video sales letters * And more Proven and practical, Web Copy That Sells shows how to quickly turn lackluster sites into "perpetual money machines," streamline key messages down to irresistible "cyber bites"...and ensure that Web copy, e-mail, and marketing communications pack a fast, powerful-and sales generating-punch.
This guide shows music lovers how digital technology lets them control their own music. From simply compiling a CD of favorite songs, to tips on how to best utilize their iPods, this book will be the background track to their success.
Don’t you want to be a great GenX who looks great and performs great by day and night? With sthenic strengths honed from this practical, science-backed, and sweat-based Fitness primer, you can: • Make your next years your best years. • Move stuff as your very good medicine. • Die harder and later – as in 7 to 10 years later - than most of your generational peers. o There is no alternative (TINA) to power up your life for those extra vital years. Cornerstone strength is that on which anything is founded. David Emerson Frost parlays his strengths developed as a champion competitor, rowing coach, and master fitness trainer to help you build your own cornerstone of a physical bank with an added 10-year warranty. As a great GenX, you can follow his guidance to move things that stand in your way, to become an Xercist who uses nature and technology as your X factors, and to celebrate Sexercise as your GenXercise. Be on the lookout for your special Flex Alerts and detailed functional exercises that are intrinsic elements of these compelling Strong to Save chapters. Who wants to die younger and easier? Strong to Save guides GenX with a trifecta of working habits to beat the “normal” aging process, counter inflammation and disease, and ensure your second-half vitality.
Featuring real-life letters from The Farmer's Wife magazine, Laurie Aaron Hird's new book commemorates the strength and hope of the farm women of the Great Depression. The 99-block queen-size sampler quilt inspired by these letters uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. For each block, instructions are provided for template piecing, and--where applicable--rotary cutting, so readers can piece the blocks based on their preferred technique. Now updated with links to ready-to-print pdfs of the patterns featured in the book
