Budget Boot Camp Challenge #12~Donate

I can't believe we are finished. I actually did it. I kicked my budgets behind and I survived. I learned some things I didn't know before. I reactivated my desire to coupon and save money. I realized that not only can I save money but I can also live greener and teach my kids great habits as well. We are eating more healthy and here at home.
We did eat out today but it was a special occasion. We met our "daddy" for lunch. I was thrilled that the restaurant we chose was having a buy a fortune cookie for $2 and get the chance to donate to St. Jude's Hospital (Children's Cancer) and possibly get your meal for free. That fit perfectly with the challenge for this week to give back or donate. Knowing that donating on a budget is absolutely doable makes me very happy. So I gave the server my $2 and picked a fortune cookie and you will never guess what it said! No I didn't get my meal for free it said....

Did my fortune read my post from yesterday?? Must have. Anyway I was happy to donate and will continue to do so. Knowing I am saving money in other ways makes it so much easier for me to donate and give back to my church and my community.
Check out Clair at Mummy Deals she is having an awesome giveaway with this challenge sponsored by Peter Pan Peanut Butter. They sent me some PB for participating this week. It is the yummiest I have had in a LONG time and it was low cal!! I was thrilled about that too!
As always check out our facebook fanpage to see what everyone else is up to. Check out my other Budget BootCamp Posts to see how I got my budget in shape over the past 12 weeks.

How to get Urine/Sweat stains out of your Mattress

If you have kids you have pee stains I know it. If you don't lucky you or you are a liar and in denial. I have pee stains on more than one mattress. I also have sweat stains on pillows because well I sweat a.lot . It's a gift I know. I digress. Anyway I have tried many different ways to get urine/pee out of mattresses and I have been very unsuccessful so I did a google search and what do you know? Another mom had pee stains too. So I borrowed her recipe and it totally worked so I am sharing it with you. All you need are these few house-hold ingredients and a spray bottle. I bought a really expensive one (NOT) I used one I had for my kids hair. It worked great. You will need: 3 Tablespoons Baking Soda 8 ounces Hydrogen peroxide 1 drop dish soap Mix together well and use right away. My mom discovered that if it is not mixed well the baking soda will clog the sprayer. You also can't store this apparently it doesn't last in the bottle and it is no longe

Wordless Wednesday

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Master Bedroom Makeover Board and Batten

I highly recommend a few items although you don't HAVE to have them it just makes this project go so much faster. I bought a pancake compressor with three nail guns included saved me on this project and a miter saw. I bought both from Home Depot and they didn't pay me to say that it is just where I happen to shop. I actually had this all measured out and went to Home Depot and they cut the mdf primed boards for me. However I later purchased the miter saw and was then able to cut things right here at my house. The nail gun I used is a 16 gauge gun that can shoot nails up to 3 inches. I used a 2.5 inch nail to cover the thickness of the board and wall. Ok so I recommend deciding how you want your boards spaced first and measure and mark on the wall where you want them. I tried to do every 16 inches because that is how far apart my studs were but then I realized my wall wasn't an even length and so I have some that look a little off on the ends. Lesson learned

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