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Biblical Financial Advice
4/16/2010 | 
Posted by
Christy Taylor
I just recently listened to a series of messages that Dr. Mazak did here at The WILDS on October 23-25, 2009. He used 3 out of his 5 messages to address finances for couples. I thought it was such an excellent series and I wish I could require everyone I know to listen to it--even if you are not married. The advice he gave was based on his study in Proverbs and it was extremely practical & easy to understand. Feel free to review his notes here and please, please consider ordering this series of messages from this link here.
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Use Your Freezer!
If you need to save some money, you should use your freezer more often!!
That is one of my money saving tips. There are a lot more things that can be frozen than you might think. I love to freeze chopped onions, berries or fresh fruit, leftovers, cubed potatoes, casseroles, sandwiches, bread dough, and even cookie dough. In order to save space, anything moist or wet enough to stick together should be spread out on a cookie sheet that is lined with wax paper and slightly frozen before being dumped into a freezer bag. I'm sure freezing my own cookie dough doesn't add up to huge savings, but it is certainly one of my favorite things to do! I make a double batch of the following recipe, scoop it out with my ice cream scoop, freeze the cookies on the pan for about 2 hours, and then dump them into freezer bags. All you have to do is cook the balls of dough a little longer than normal. This gives me the assurance that I always have a dessert on hand for unexpected visitors or for occasions when I don't have time to make anything else. I hope you enjoy this recipe and these tips as much as my family has!
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter or margarine (=1 stick + 2 2/3)
*One friend uses only Land O Lakes margarine.
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla (or try almond instead)
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
*One friend uses all bread flour & I use half bread flour with half all-purpose flour.
12 oz (or 2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix thoroughly shortening, butter/margarine, sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or just until outer edges start to turn brown. Cool before removing.
*Chocolate variation: substitute 1/2 cup cocoa for 1/2 cup flour
*If frozen: bake 2-4 minutes longer watching carefully
That is one of my money saving tips. There are a lot more things that can be frozen than you might think. I love to freeze chopped onions, berries or fresh fruit, leftovers, cubed potatoes, casseroles, sandwiches, bread dough, and even cookie dough. In order to save space, anything moist or wet enough to stick together should be spread out on a cookie sheet that is lined with wax paper and slightly frozen before being dumped into a freezer bag. I'm sure freezing my own cookie dough doesn't add up to huge savings, but it is certainly one of my favorite things to do! I make a double batch of the following recipe, scoop it out with my ice cream scoop, freeze the cookies on the pan for about 2 hours, and then dump them into freezer bags. All you have to do is cook the balls of dough a little longer than normal. This gives me the assurance that I always have a dessert on hand for unexpected visitors or for occasions when I don't have time to make anything else. I hope you enjoy this recipe and these tips as much as my family has!
Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter or margarine (=1 stick + 2 2/3)
*One friend uses only Land O Lakes margarine.
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla (or try almond instead)
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
*One friend uses all bread flour & I use half bread flour with half all-purpose flour.
12 oz (or 2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix thoroughly shortening, butter/margarine, sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or just until outer edges start to turn brown. Cool before removing.
*Chocolate variation: substitute 1/2 cup cocoa for 1/2 cup flour
*If frozen: bake 2-4 minutes longer watching carefully
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