Carrie Willard

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March 31, 2017 By Carrie 2 Comments

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Friday flâner & Frugal Friday

It’s been a while since I posted either a recent frugal accomplishments post or a Friday flâner, so I decided to combine them today. Recent Frugal Accomplishments When we moved from one side of the county to another, I knew that the yard sales would be most excellent around here! Today’s yard sale haul didn’t […]

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March 30, 2017 By Carrie 3 Comments

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Amazon FBA Business: make money at home with the largest online retailer

Amazon FBA Business

I’m so intrigued by this last post in the series on using your tax refund to start a home business. My guest today is Kim Coghlan. Kim and her husband Perry run an Amazon FBA business. And they manage their business while raising 13 kids! I’ve been following Kim online for many years. Her blog […]

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March 24, 2017 By Carrie 4 Comments

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How to Make Money at Home Blogging: 4 moms tell all

How to make Money at Home Blogging

This newest post in the series on how to use your tax return to start a business at home is about… blogging! Of course, this one is near and dear to my heart since I’ve been blogging for about 14 years and love it. If you’ve ever wondered how to make money at home blogging, […]

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March 23, 2017 By Carrie Leave a Comment

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Start a Direct Sales Business: build relationships and enjoy residual income

Start a Direct Sales Business

Today’s post in this series on how to use your tax refund to start a home business is about how to start a direct sales business. Direct sales, also known as network marketing, has a proven business model and built-in support. The marketing education a distributor receives from the company and their upline team is invaluable. […]

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March 22, 2017 By Carrie Leave a Comment

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Start an Etsy Business: how to make money from your designs

Start an Etsy Business

This is the third post in this series on how to use your tax refund to start a home business. If you’ve ever wanted to start an Etsy business, this interview is for you! Etsy is the marketplace for creative types who want to showcase their goods to the world. Etsy business owners sell all […]

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March 21, 2017 By Carrie 3 Comments

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Making Money With Rover

Making Money at Home with Rover.com

This month, I’m doing a series on how moms can use their tax return to start a business from home. This first interview is about making money with Rover. If you’re unfamiliar, Rover.com is like the Uber of dog-sitting. It matches pet owners with caretakers. Pet lovers go to Rover.com to find someone trustworthy to […]

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March 21, 2017 By Carrie 14 Comments

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Use your tax return to start a business at home: interviews with work at home moms

Use Your Tax Return To Start A Home Business

This post is the first in a series. The topic? How to use your tax return to start a business at home. Why am I talking about this? Why Use Your Tax Return To Start a Business at Home? As I have written about before, economic dependence is dangerous. A home business allows a woman […]

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March 20, 2017 By Carrie 8 Comments

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Things to do instead of shop: get happy for free

10 Things To Do Instead of Shop

Let’s face it. Sometimes we get the urge to shop when we don’t need anything. Or when it’s just plain not in the budget! What can we do to scratch the itch to spend money when we shouldn’t? Here is a list of 10 things to do instead of shop. But first, why do we […]

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March 15, 2017 By Carrie 14 Comments

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My biggest money mistakes and what I now do differently

My Biggest Money Mistakes

It’s embarrassing to talk about your biggest money mistakes, but I’m writing this anyway. Hopefully it will help others avoid the blunders I made. My husband and I sometimes talk about the fact that we’ve spent the last several years undoing the damage we did from poor decisions in early adulthood. For example, we spent 5 […]

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March 14, 2017 By Carrie 1 Comment

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How to publish an ebook for Amazon Kindle: a simple tutorial

Although I’ve been writing on the internet since 2002, publishing an ebook for Amazon was brand new to me. The process was initially intimidating, but I learned how to publish an ebook for Amazon Kindle and went on to write 6 ebooks for the Amazon marketplace. It isn’t as difficult as you may think. This […]

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Hi, I’m Carrie!

Bienvenue! My goal is to inspire and provide resources for moms to simplify their lives. With what aim?

So they can find time and space for their own goals and passions during the busy mothering years. Simplifying the mundane to make room for the sublime. Let's put the "her" back in motherhood!

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