My neighborhood is so wonderful. They have been very welcoming, kind, and have great attitudes about helping others. This area has been working for almost a year on shipping thousands of items to Zimbabwe in a large shipping container. The container had clothes, newborn packets for mothers with a lot of baby supplies, rubber snakes…
Miscellaneous Riches
Why Artificial Colors Could Be Making Your and Your Kids’ Lives Miserable
My family and I just got home from the local ice cream shop for a family activity on a Saturday night. My boys and I chose flavors like strawberry cheesecake, rainbow sherbet, superman, and birthday cake. Not my daughter. Her choices were extremely limited. She ended up with caramel. Not because caramel is her favorite…
How You Can Enrich the Lives of Refugee Children in Greece
There are over 60 million refugees worldwide. Half are children! Those of us who can help should seek to make a difference in these kids’ lives whose circumstances are very traumatic and bleak. My younger sister, Mandi, is a composer and lives in LA. She and a friend, Tiffany Hilliard, went to Greece (paying their own…
9 Tried and True Makeup Techniques + My Own Makeup Routine
When I was in jr. high, I made two very-best-friends: Lisa and Natalie. We loved spending time together. We had many similar interests but enough diversity that added a lot of spontaneity and fun. One thing we all had in common was an interest in makeup. Natalie was the only girl in her family. Lisa had…
Why Those Who Are Truly Rich Serve and Help Others
Service is something from which the wealthiest people, the poorest people, and everyone in between can benefit. The benefits of giving are typically not dependent on quantity, but instead on attitude and frequency. In order to live a truly rich life, we must be generous with our time and resources, give habitually, and serve others regularly. When…
Vaseline Beauty Hacks
Growing up, my mom seemed to use Vaseline—aka Petroleum Jelly for a ton of different things. It wasn’t until after I moved out of the house and I began trying other products, that I realized not only how inexpensive it is, but how powerfully effective Petroleum Jelly really can be! Although there are probably hundreds of different uses…
Top 15 Posts in 2015
2015 was my second full year of blogging (my first post was November 2013). It has been an amazing year! I want to highlight a few things that have happened on the blog and the Top 15 posts of 2015. LiveLikeYouAreRich.com has almost 5 million unique visitors, 6 million sessions and 11,300,000 page views in 2015. I…
DIY Deluxe Pedicure Gift Box
I’m of European decent. I call myself a ‘European mutt.’ Included in my family tree are ancestors who are German, Swiss, Dutch, Danish, English, Swedish, and Irish. Thus, the desert dry-hot and desert dry-cold weather does nothing but dry out and damage my skin. It seems like no matter what I do, my feet are always…
Cricut Explore Air Giveaway
Honestly I love the things that Cricut can do. I just got one and I’m in love. I have a few projects I’m making and they are easier, so much faster, and much less expensive because of the Cricut. There are just so many things to create with a Cricut Explore electronic cutting machine. You…
10 ‘Must-Do’s’ to Have Amazing Family Photographs
I love family photographs! It’s really fun to see family photos of my friends and of course have great ones too. We set out to get ours done, and let me tell you, getting it right can be a big production. But if you are prepared well, I think any family can get amazing family photographs. Here…
9 Ways to Have a Successful Family Dinner
Dinner as a family is a huge priority of ours. It is so great to spend that time together, to communicate, bond as a family, and have a fun time. When I heard about the “Take Back the Table Challenge” which is a challenge to eat together more as a family, we were game to…
How to Cure Cancer without Chemotherapy or Surgery
About two years ago when I heard the news, that my aunt Kristin had an advanced stage of lung cancer, I was devastated. Everyone who knows her was too. My family immediately started praying for her and offered to help in anyway we could. When she announced that she was going to try some alternative…
The Harsh and Unforgiving Observation Point of My Son’s Alaskan Animals
My son has an amazing imagination. Today he was playing with his Alaskan animals that we bought him as a souvenir when we went on our Alaskan cruise. He was making the eagle fly, the orca and seal swim, and the bears, lynx, wolf, and moose run around. I love watching him make toys come…
The Sad Plight of Painter Rabbit and Understudy Duckling
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Quilted Northern for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m a big fan of dry humor, sarcastic humor, and witty humor (as long as I can understand it). Basically, I like to laugh at clean jokes. When I saw Quilted Northern’s new short TV…
An Easy Way to Give and Save Simultaneously
Years ago, during a very cold winter, I went to a church activity and there was a guy there who had no coat. He was very thin, had on a thin shirt, and I could tell he was trying to hide the fact that he was shivering. I knew him pretty well so I felt…
Top 14 Most Popular Posts on LiveLikeYouAreRich.com in 2014
2014 was my first full year of blogging (My first post was November 2013) and I am so happy to report that I received a ton of support and had over 14 million pages viewed! I had on average about 400,000 people visit my blog each month (sometimes over 1/2 a million!). I was linked…
LiveLikeYouAreRich Made The 50 Best Blogs by Women 2014 List!
I want to say a special thank you to Holly at the www.TheWorkatHomeWoman.com! Every year she compiles a list on her own very popular blog of the 50 Best Blogs by Women. Although this is my first year of blogging, I was honored to make the list with many blogging power houses like: SixSistersStuff, MoneySavingMom, LivingWellSpendingLess,…
Ways to Give and Serve during the Holidays
This time of the year is such a great time to reflect on how blessed we are! Often we are encouraged to think about our wants, but I believe we find true joy in the giving and serving of others. Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite times to give and to serve others. There are truly…
Women’s Giveaway
This week a few bloggers and I are giving away a HUGE WOMEN’s Giveaway Gift Package -HIGH VALUE-. Enter on the Rafflecopter below. One winner wins the following 9 prizes: Silhouette CAMEO® Amazon DREAM IT UP. CUT IT OUT. The creative possibilities with the new Silhouette CAMEO® are endless. Here are just a few: Design…
Toys For Boys – Mega Giveaway
Live Like You Are Rich blog has reached it’s one year mark! I’m so very excited about it I will be holding multiple giveaways to thank my readers for continually stopping by and referring my site to others! Enter at the bottom for your chance to win one of 8 awesome toys! I want to increase…
How to Quickly and Efficiently Soothe and Heal a Sore Throat
I get sore throats every time the weather changes from warm to cold. I think it is due to allergies and the dry air. It never fails that I get them about the time that we start turning the heater on. I get them so often and bad that I had to have a tonsillectomy…
$200.00 Giveaway!!
The holidays are approaching! Are you ready?? I have teamed up with some of your favorite bloggers to bring you the $200 grand giveaway! If you are the winner your can choose $200 to Amazon, Joanns or Michaels! Be sure to enter below an share the giveaway with your friends!
KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway!!
I’m so excited about this giveaway!! And the winner gets to choose the color of their new mixer. Just in time for holiday baking! Check out the amazing group of bloggers participating in this giveaway! I’m so excited to be collaborating with such a fun group of ladies. You will love their blogs! This…
How Furthering Your Education Can Be Cost Effective, Convenient, and Attainable.
My great grandfather, great grandmother, my grandmother, my mom, and I span four generations. All of us have graduated from a university or similar schooling. We all really value education and working hard to attain a degree. My ancestors really had to work hard, make sacrifices, and be strong in order to attain an education….
How to Get through Difficult Times in Life
This last month has been one thing after the other. The passing of two friends, a misdiagnosis of a rare nerve disease that had me totally terrified for 4 days, an emergency room visit and emergency root canal, finding out that my insurance doesn’t cover a lot of what it told me it did… hello…
Viola, Violin, Piano Hymn Sheet Music
My little sister, Mandi is excellent at arranging gorgeous hymns for the viola, violin, and piano. Recently, she published a book and singles of multiple different hymns for the: viola and piano and for the violin and piano (you don’t have to purchase the entire book). Some of her most popular hymn sheet music are:…
Top 21 Romantic Movies (Similar to Pride and Prejudice and Downton Abbey)
I love romantic period classic films and TV shows. Especially those with good acting, that are well written, and historically accurate. Pride and Prejudice and Downton Abbey have been extremely popular (and for good reason) and are two of my favorites. For those just discovering this amazing genre or for those wishing to find more,…
How to Prevent Ear Infections
One of my first childhood memories was going to the hospital due to horrendous ear pain. I had already had so many ear infections the Doctor decided to perform a surgery and put tubes in my ears. Apparently the tubes did help some, but I’ve still had countless ear infections ever since. In fact, every…
How To Find a ‘Best Friend’ Who Fits Your Lifestyle
All my life I’ve loved dogs. The saying for me is true that, ‘Dogs are a Man’s Best Friend’. Yet, sometimes it’s hard to find a ‘best friend’ who fits your lifestyle. It takes lots of research. I’ve had my dog Deutsch now for about 7 years. And although I love him, I won’t purchase…
How You Can Influence Your Family, Friends, and Even Future Generations for Good
This post was sponsored by New York Life. Find out how New York Life can help you and your family Keep Good Going by visiting newyorklife.com/keepgoodgoing My Uncle’s Gift Recently I saw this one minute inspiring video on YouTube. It’s about a young boy, Mike, and his dream to be a filmmaker. His dream (which…
