Training Minds Ministry will be having a HUGE garage sale on Saturday, May 3. The entire Jeub family is tasked with setting things up and selling a truck load of stuff. All proceeds will go to Training Minds Ministry. Several families have donated some great items that will be sold off throughout the day. And…
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Apr
28
2008
Huge Fund-raising Garage Sale
Apr
27
2008
Extracurricular Activity for Noah
When we spoke in Minnesota, one mom asked how we afford extracurricular activities (the question is at the end of our Cheaper by the Baker’s Dozen CD ROM). We choose one “activity night” for the entire family, most years being AWANA on Wednesday nights. With such a large family, we aren’t able to cart the…
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Apr
25
2008
“Load up the pantry” as advised by the Wall Street Journal (and Wendy Jeub)
As Wendy and I prepare for another presentation of “Cheaper by the Baker’s Dozen,” we are tempted to rename the presentation “Hurry Up and Stock Up the Pantry.” News item after news item is validating what we have been saying ever since oil began its rapid increase of prices. Add the minimum wage increase, growing…
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Apr
24
2008
Grocery prices on the rise
Wendy and I were shocked to hear that Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club has put a restriction on the number of bags of rice customers can buy (see “Wal-Mart limits rice purchases“). I used to work for Sam’s Club (many moons ago) and they are very capitalistic in their strategies, so for them to place a…
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Apr
23
2008
What people have been saying about our book
It has been one year since we released Love in the House: Filling Your Home With the Greatest Commandment. We have gotten a ton of feedback from readers all over the world. We pulled the testimonies together in one long post. If you’ve read the book yourself, please take a moment to post your thoughts.…
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Apr
19
2008
Chris & Wendy at MACHE Conference
It was standing-room only when approximately 500 moms and dads gathered in a ballroom in Duluth, Minnesota to hear Wendy and I debut our “Cheaper by the Baker’s Dozen” presentation. The principles of frugal living left many taking diligent notes. The presentation went great! We met many folks who have bought our book and many…
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Apr
13
2008
Off to Minnesota
We’ll be leaving early, early, early on Tuesday morning to head off to Minnesota. We’re bringing only 10 kids along. Cynthia and Lydia qualified to the NCFCA Regional Tournament in Seattle and will be heading out there to compete in speech and debate. We’re very proud of the both of them; they have put in…
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Apr
09
2008
Wendy's New Cookbook: "Love in the Kitchen"
Wendy is working late nights at the office (which is usually my job) putting the finishing touches on her first cookbook, Love in the Kitchen. I was making final edits to it last night and wanted to post the introduction on our blog. First, here’s a synopsis… One of Wendy’s most popular questions is what…
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