by kathyfriend | Feb 12, 2013 | Amy Clark, Donations, Goodwill, Money, organization, personal finance
There is something so renewing to know that a new year is beginning and that you have a whole new year ahead of you to start fresh. In February, our New Year’s goals may have already been forgotten, but today I want to encourage you to dust those goals back off...
by kathyfriend | Jan 2, 2013 | Donations, Holidays, Kathy Friend, organization
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION #1 get all the holiday décor dealt with before February. New Years Day. What does it mean to you? For me, it means cleaning and organizing. Putting away all the holiday décor and getting my house back in order. And for some reason that task seems...
by kathyfriend | Nov 26, 2012 | Donations, organization
I think we all can agree that donating our used goods to Goodwill is a good thing. We all want to help people in our communities gain the resources necessary to go to work and become self-sufficient. But the reality of ‘doing that’ means we need to...
by kathyfriend | Aug 28, 2012 | Donations
(from https://donate.goodwill.org/about/) There is a movement…a donation movement Your donation of used goods can make a difference for people in your community, and help make a healthier planet as well. The Donate Movement, powered by Goodwill®, challenges all...
by kathyfriend | Jan 7, 2012 | Amy Clark, Donations, organization, personal finance
Does taking a No Spend Challenge sound like a daunting project? It is actually easier than you might think. Our family tries to go on this little adventure every February and have made a commitment to have a month of no spending. The technique of giving yourself a...
by kathyfriend | Nov 10, 2011 | Amy Clark, Donations, Family, Holidays, organization, Thrift Shopping
I don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. What other holiday do we just eat and sit around being thankful for what we already have? While Christmas really should be about that, I find that Thanksgiving is the holiday where our...
