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Who isn’t feeling the pain at the gas pump these days?

My husband Mark is a Certified Life Coach and he always asks “what can you do?” The reason being it’s so easy for an issue you can’t control to take you away from what you can actually do.

You obviously can’t control the price of oil on the world markets but you can offset it with simple strategies in your own home.

You can spend less on your family meals. You can adopt simple strategies to minimize meal preparation time & grocery store trips, and you can free up your precious time to spend with your family or generating some additional cashflow.

Read on for insights into how you can make a difference at your dinner table.

Offsetting the price of gasoline, food prices, or anything else in our current economy essentially comes down to 2 activities: 1. Spending less on your consumables and, 2. Increasing your cash on hand.

Save money by:

•    Avoiding the kitchen 2 step
•    Smoosh Meals
•    Strategize to leverage time and prepare meals after store run

What is the kitchen 2-step?  It is that less-than-fun dance you do in the kitchen every evening at about 6:00.  You start at the pantry, there are a lot of items in the pantry but nothing really ready for dinner.  Then you 2-step over to the refrigerator and again, see lots of items but not much for a dinner.  Then you slide over to the freezer, open the door and see a lot a frozen stuff.  After you do this a few times, you get tired and call pizza guy.

Our family adopted simple meal planning techniques a long time ago and I decided to really track true costs to share with my customers.   In a recent visit to a grocery store, we purchased $78 of items (various meat and canned items) to make several smoosh meals.  I also allowed 30 minutes after we returned home to assemble the meals.

If you think about it, what do we do when we get home from the grocery?  We put everything away so you have a nice variety of canned items, soon-to-be frozen meat and miscellaneous refrigerated items – nothing is “meal ready”.   If you allow a mere 30-45 minutes when you return from the grocery store, you can put away MEALS, not grocery items.  It makes a huge difference and will save you time, guaranteed.   Yes, this would take a little discipline but it is really worth it.

Back to the meal prep, we assembled 16 meals (all different) in 30 minutes.  Each Ziploc bag includes 2 entrees for my husband and I (cook once, serve twice).  Each Ziploc bag equaled $5.00 for 4 portions.    We are saving money and eating better!

How can you get started?  We’ve created an “I Love Smoosh Meals” sampler pack that includes several mixes, a recipe book and grocery list – all you need is your choice of meat and canned items and you are on your way to saving money! See below to order yours today.

These meals will be in your freezer ready for you to take out and put in a slow cooker, bake or grill.   No more kitchen 2-step for you!



Who wouldn’t like to have more money? The first thing that comes to mind for most of us is: to have more means to work more. And, I’m pretty sure that does not sound appealing to you.

What if you could produce some additional income doing something you love on, your terms? Top financial experts like Robert Kyosaki, David Bach, and Donald Trump advocate a home-based Direct Selling opportunity, such as my Homemade Gourmet® distributorship, as one of the optimal means to produce additional income. When you choose the right opportunity for you, it won’t feel like work, because you will love what you are doing. You may be surprised at the income you can make with part-time effort and the difference it can make for your family.

In the month of May, Homemade Gourmet® has a promotion that makes your distributorship an even better value. We have a great no-obligation
presentation that you can participate in from the comfort of your own home, called a webinar.   You can join a call and at the same time, view a website presentation about Homemade Gourmet®.  After the presentation, you contact me to get started. To receive the scheduled times of our opportunity webinar, click here.

Do you know of someone who could benefit from what we offer?  We love - and reward referrals.   If someone you recommend joins my Team in May, you will receive a fr.ee Pantry Staple of your choice (a $24-$26 value).

What would you do with the hostess benefits from a $1,000 show?  Participate in our mystery hostess show and you might just find out! 

Ten hostesses will either host a home show or a catalog show thru June 4.   The minimum to qualify is $100 in orders (before shipping).  One hostess’s name will be drawn and she will earn all the benefits of a $1,000 show!  That is a perfect opportunity to stop the kitchen 2-step!

And, a few other perks:

The nine whose name is not drawn for the big prize will receive hostess perks for everything after $100 and an option to purchase a Pantry Staple of her choice at 40% off and the May Bundle Itza Pizza at 20% off (great gift!).

And, for those who want to keep it really easy – we can now do an online show.  You will receive a special link which you can forward to your family and friends.   They click on the link, shop for their favorite products and pay online securely thru Paypal.   No catalogs, no money collecting! 

This is limited to 10 hostesses in May – click here to reserve your spot today.   Don’t miss out on the fun!



The month of May is full of celebration opportunities. With graduations, weddings, the 500, and more, there is always an opportunity to celebrate with great food. Set yourself up to entertain like Martha and enjoy the party too! 

Our Homemade Gourmet® May Party Pack will give you what you need to give your entertaining that little something extra, plus an easy dinner or two for you, if you choose!

 

Have it Your way!   Join Homemade Gourmet® Preferred today and enjoy a 20% discount on your favorite products, delivered to your door! 

Enrollment is easy, free and no time commitment! 

Full details are on my webpage:

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