Relaxing and Earning Money by Baking Bread

I found a recipe for baking sandwich bread from scratch that my family Loves.

(sorry the date on my camera is way off. I am not motivated enough to figure out how to fix it)

Every time I make it the first loaf is gone immediately, sliced and buttered. The kids start drooling when the smells start drifting out.

I found that baking bread is relaxing for me.

                                (yes another misdated photo, lol)

I later found that others loved my bread too. So now I sell it locally under the Texas Cottage Food Law. It allows me to make extra money selling locally without the hassle of the health department. I do have my food handlers permit though.

I offered the bread for sale on local facebook trade sites and now I have people messaging me wanting to know when I will be making more. One customer ordered one loaf the first time, two the second time, and four the next.

It makes me so happy that my relaxation technique can help my family out financially. Next I am going to see how my cupcakes go over.

Next month I am going to use the money made from the bread to take the kids out to the movies! We don't go very often due to the high prices. Taking my son Acheron for his birthday to a matinee cost me over $20.00.

What hobby or skill do you have that you could turn into an income producing adventure?

What would you use the extra money on?

How to succeed in Life

*Invest in yourself

We are so used to being told that doing anything for ourselves is selfish but that is wrong.

If you consistently invest in yourself you are happier, calmer, more resilient.
Basically able to be a better person, mom, employee, boss, or spouse.

If you implode from lack of self care you will be useless to others.

So take time for that pampering, seminar, day to do what drives you or makes you happy.

You will be happier and more productive when you do.

*Invest in your skills 

Always, always continue learning in your field, this is how you get promotions and raises.

If you always do, what you have always done, you will alway get, what you always got.

Doing it better will get you greater results.

Learning and researching what is current in your field and what is coming up helps you to be more productive and more of an asset to the company.

*Eliminate debt

Quit watching your money run away from you!

Pay off all your debt to release yourself from the stress it brings.

Cut up credit cards before they are paid off to help prevent the temptation to keep spending money you don't have.

You don't need one. 

A debit card with the credit card logo will let you do everything a credit card did except go into debt.

Cut your spending on things that don't matter to you like shampoo, clothes, whatever.
Buy those at the lowest cost or second hand depending on the item.

This frees up your money to spend it on what does matter. Debt, savings, vacation, whatever


*Imagine after you do this the freedom you will experience of not being in debt, money in savings, and enough to go on vacations. 

Knowing you are the best you can be emotionally and financially.

Always Be the best You that you are capable of.

I hope this has helped you. If you have any questions or comments please leave them in the comments section below. I do read them and will respond.

My Plan for Achieving the Life my Family Wants

My current plan based on my Goals is:

*Pay off our debt

*Saving to move my family into the country, living the way we want.

*Give my kids a personalized quality education

 To do this I shop sales for the things we need to save the most I can.

  I buy in bulk, rebag meats to put into my deep freezer.

 If I do this I have a long list of meals I can cook without paying the high prices to buy at other times.

 For example I buy several turkeys at Thanksgiving time when they run $10 or less. I can feed my family of 7 three meals from each bird.

I buy hams around Christmas when they go to 99 cents a pound. Then I stock up on these 10 to 15 dollar hams that are $30.00 or more the rest of the year.

I shop online and compare prices for non food items.

I recently bought a printer from walmart online for 25.00. In the physical walmart the exact same printer was $49.00.

For clothes I usually shop on local facebook groups and get great clothes for next to nothing.

I went looking for my toddler some jeans. At the local stores they were $10.00 a pair. On facebook I got 6 pair of really cute ones for less than $10.00 total.

I am also working from home selling Jewelry in Candles to make extra money. To help pay the little debt we do have down and save up to buy a new home in the country.

We do not now nor have we ever had credit cards. I do not use checks. I have a debit card, if I don't have enough money in the bank I can't buy it. Our debt is a few personal loans we took out to pay the back taxes on the home we bought. (We bought the house for back taxes so it was an awesome deal).

I have also sold homemade sandwich bread I baked to help us financially in the past. I believe if there is a will, there is a way. So I am pushing to get it all.

What are your goals or plans? What are you doing to reach them?

Some of the Benefits of Home School for our Family

  Today was Home Ec. for my homeschooled children. Cleaning the home, cooking for the eldest child. I think its important for them to know how to cook, clean and, handle money for when they move out. It saddens me the amount of young adults who are unable to shop for basics without spending everything. My kids are learning multiple ways to cook each meat. That way they know several meals they can make using what is on sale instead of being at the stores mercy price wise.

  Reading Rich Dad Poor Dad is part of our economics class. Our kids also earn their money. We work as a team to keep the house running smoothly. If they don't contribute they don't receive money and can't have friends over. Doing this they are always on the look out for how to earn money rather than asking for the parents to buy it for them. Ilyana, my 8 year old daughter, prefers to earn money having a bake sale in our yard. She makes muffins and brownies to sell. Henry, my 12 year old, looks for chores he knows Mom or Dad hate to do and negotiates a price to do them for us. He also does yard work in the neighborhood and babysits his toddler sister.

  Recently we decided we want save up to move out of our town, and into the country. We want to garden on a bigger scale and raise animals. My kids really want to eat healthier and know where their food comes from. Because of this, My daughter recently came to me and asked if she can contribute to our saving for the new house. I can not express my pride in this, its so great.

  My eldest son Henry (12) wants to get an internship at a restaurant to learn all the jobs there for when he opens the restaurant he plans on. I had to break it to him that there are child labor laws and most corporate restaurants won't allow this. So we are adding in cooking and business classes for him.

  Ilyana (8) Loves art, arts and crafts and decorating. She wants an art studio/home decor store when she grows up. She is very sensitive, cries if she fails a paper or thinks she disappointed anyone. She is driven to help people even if they haven't asked for it. Most common phrase out of her is "do you need anything?"

  My next to youngest child Acheron (7) is much more laid back and prefers to play than think of the future. When he does make a choice we will tailor his education as well.

  From watching and listening to her older siblings Tabitha, our 2 year old, is trying to sing her abc's. She is good from k-z . She counts to 13 and asks to do school work with them. For her its drawing on paper but its the request that means so much to me.

  I am so glad we made the decision to homeschool. This way we can tailor each child's education to include their plans for their future.Instead of teaching for solely for the state tests. In this way I believe, our children will have a better foundation going into life and succeeding.

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Working the Hustle and Selling

Today I made samples of the candles and tarts I am selling.

Made a basket with catalogs, samples, pens, monthly planners and got it put in a local hair salon to get more customers reached. I handed out catalogs and talked people up.

Monday I am going to dentists and doctors offices to place more baskets and catalogs. I am messaging everyone.I am talking to everyone I come in contact with. I am going to Work this business, Earn my money and Reach my goals.

I have big goals. My main goal at this time is to get the money and move my Family to the country. I am after a 5 bedroom 3 bath house in the country with acreage. I want lots of tree's, running water on the property for fishing, space to raise animals and a large garden.

This company will get me to my goal If I work it. To get what I want, I have to work my business and hustle to get customers and repeat customers. The candles are excellent quality, the company cares, so its something I believe in.

I am watching and reading Everything Google, Amazon and youtube can come up with to learn every tip, strategy, inside secret, training to better myself and make the sales.

found my current Next thing

I have become an Independent Rep for an Amazing company jewelry in candles . They make high quality soy wax candles and tarts (wax melts) here in America. Scented with essential oils in 55 scents. I love these candles.

I have also mastered the recipe for homemade sandwich bread from scratch, no bread machine and been selling the loaves locally.

 Waiting for this weather to warm up, I am not a fan of cold weather. However we have returned to school after the holiday break. Getting back in the groove of things, so many things to look forward to.