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frugal living can feel like the hilary step

4/13/12 Nightly Motivational Quote

“Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others..it rises from your heart” Junko Tabei-1975 after becoming the first woman to climb Everest From time to time, I entertain the fantasy of climbing Mount Everest. The mental and physical work it takes to climb to the top… more

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4/9/12 Nightly Motivational Quote for Toughing Out the Tough Times

“Smooth Seas Do Not Make Skillful Sailors” – proverb The past seven days have been among the hardest I have ever endured. Family trouble has been overwhelming and I feel like I need a vacation. A girl can dream, right? This quote resonates with me tonight because my husband and I had a long argument. I feel I may have come up with a solution to change the way we… more

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4/8/12 Nightly Motivational Quote for Toughing Out the Tough Times

“Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.” HORACE, Satires This quote really speaks to how I feel about frugal living. Through circumstance and my own decisions (why did I drop out of college – and even though I went back – why did I get a degree in English??) – I have been forced to live frugally and focus on saving money in order to survive. This… more

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4/7/12 Nightly Motivational Quote for Toughing Out the Tough Times

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford Well. We had a hard day. More family issues. Less Money. Then the car started smoking (white smoke – which apparently is a good think compared to black smoke).  We had very little sleep last night as the little guy may or may not have his days… more

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4/6/12 Nightly Motivational Quote for Toughing Out the Tough Times

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” – brian littrell I picked this quote because it is one of those beautiful full moon nights and I feel grateful to have the vision to see it. This inspiring quote really speaks to me about what I am going through right now. I can often get caught up by :   the things I haven’t done and… more

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inspirational quotes inspire me to tough out the tough times

  “It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.“ Isaac Asimov I’d like to share a few quotes that I find personally inspiring. I like quotes because when they are good, they have that universal quality which brings comfort to so many people while  also personally comforting you about the particulars of your own situation. Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to… more

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