Amelia Onnen

@abonnen (39)

United States • Age 33

Joined myLot 8 years ago

I am a stay at home wife with an online resale business, and a frugal blog.

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Is Technology everything today ?

PRASHANT RAJPUT @RADICAL11 (189) • Delhi, India 25 Sep 16

It is safe to believe that all of us are getting addicted to "Technology". We may not imagine the world without "Technology" anymore. If we travel to the countryside, we get bored in the absence or erratic access to...

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Amelia Onnen I think as a whole yes the human race is becoming a slave to technology, but there are many individuals that are not, and I like to think I am one of them, I use technology, I have an online business but I try to only use my computer for work and limit my free...

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No cellphone for baby!

Vicki Warner @VickiJW (260) • Canada 19 Sep 15

It wasn't all that long ago that when someone did something really silly you would say, "use your brains!" to indicate they need to think more carefully before repeating that again. But what if you no longer had to use your...

baby brain development

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Amelia Onnen I have always been against cell phone until teenagers can pay for them their selves or start driving, that is what I had to do. I had a pre paid phone card to use the office phone at school if it was an emergency, or I mean if it is an emergency the office...

14 Sep 16

How Do You Convince Yourself

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160978) • United States 7 Aug 16

How do you convince yourself not to eat out? I have a few methods I am using in this argument with myself, and I would welcome any other ideas. 1. Talk about it. Like starting this discussion. That makes me accountable to you....

homemade food

save money

custom meals

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Amelia Onnen First of all I am not big on eating out, but there are a few restaurants that are my favorites. We rarely eat out due to that we live 20 miles from any type of restaurant (there is a diner in our small community of 100 but its open 4 hours a day and we have...

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How many hours do you work online?

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 24 May 16

When I had a full time job, I used to spend 5-6 hours daily in front of my computer but mostly I was surfing the internet or doing office work. I was not into online earning at that moment. It was only after quitting my job that I...

internet

job

online work

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Amelia Onnen I would about 10-13 hours a day online, I have an home base business though that is still starting up, I also do online work through a lot of different sites as well to supplement my income.

14 Sep 16

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Is it possible to make a living through online work?

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 16 Jun 16

I know a few people who are making a living out of online work and their blogs. However I am far away from it. I earn a little through online writing sites but my blogs are earning nothing at the moment. Do you think it is...

blogging

online work

living

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Amelia Onnen I make money online that is what I do for a living, but I also have an online store where a majority of my income comes from, I have a blog but right now it is more of a hobby then anything (it doesn't generate enough money yet). I also do work through online...

14 Sep 16

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Get Paid for Easy Task, Amazon Mturk

Md Kamruzzaman @kamruzzaman5ndc (791) • Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 Aug 16

Hi,i saw here somebody who want to earn money from internet,so i here give you a legit site named mturk.com. They paid a handsome amount for a little task like someone need some information about a topic you can google it and...

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Amelia Onnen I have to say the first time I tried mturk I hated it but lately I have became addicted to it and really enjoy the surveys they offer for a money, I find them easy and fast today, while you don't make a lot, I made 7 bucks today. It is a great way to earn a...

14 Sep 16

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Would you buy this house?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 2 Oct 08

A home is seen Sept. 17, 2008, in Saginaw, Mich. With a winning bid of just $1.75. Yep you read it right. Under $2. The woman who bought it has to pay $850 in back taxes and clean up costs. I guess the land is worth at least that...

back taxes

house

really cheap

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Amelia Onnen Well I think it would be a great deal, we recently bought a house for 12,000. The area is a rural community so our property value isn't to high. Heck if I got a house for 2 dollar I would probably tear it down and move in a nice trailer house or build a house...

14 Sep 16

The Adult cheapskate

Jolly Nakibirango @jollykizza (84) • Uganda 29 Jun 16

The one who goes out with friends at the restaurant, they order her favorite dish and she goes a head to order lemon tea, leaving the waitress wondering whether she is dieting or not. After the others have been served, she holds...

cheapskate

things we do as girlfriends

age limits

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Amelia Onnen You guys should rotate the bill being paid and tell her if you come you have to be on bill rotation, that would solve the problem or talk to her about it and tell her your don't appreciate it.

14 Sep 16

Why I don;t make my own laundry detergent!

Amy @simpleliving3251120 (498) • Manahawkin, New Jersey 20 Oct 15

I am a very frugal person and am always looking for ways to save. Recently I tried making my own laundry detergent and it just didn't work! Has anybody else had a bad experience making their own laundry detergent?

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Amelia Onnen I did use to make my own laundry detergent, I have an older washer. The washer kept getting clogged so I stop making and started buying stain lifter kind from the dollar tree and orange oxy base from there also and my clothes get pretty clean, I only wash in...

14 Sep 16

Inexpensive doesn't amount to savings

sofs @sofssu (23662) 28 Jun 16

I notice that people just load up on stuff because they are cheaper or inexpensive. I wonder if they really use all that they buy.. How much of the stuff actually ends in the trash can especially stuff that has low shelf...

sale

cheap

savings

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Amelia Onnen If there is a sale on something I will buy a lot of it, my grocery store had a deal for 39 cent 3 pound bags of onions I bought 12 pounds of onions, now I knew we couldn't eat 12 pounds of onions before they spoiled but I knew I could chop them and freeze them...

14 Sep 16

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Frugal or Just Plain Cheap?

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 15 Dec 15

Having recently been unable to work due to medical conditions, I have to find ways to get gifts for my family that won't break the bank. Now keep in mind, I do find some really great bargains in the stores and if I can afford to...

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Amelia Onnen Well I take pride in being frugal! For holidays we tend to only buy or make gifts for the children in our families (we have none of our own so I mean our nieces and nephews). We usually keep the cost down and make fun packets or something a little different...

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Growing onions from an onion

Ryan Reid @bobo2500 (153) • Howell, Michigan 1 Mar 16

Over the past week I have been trying something new. I cut the root end of a store bought onion off and I am trying to grow new onions from it. I got the idea from something i saw on Pinterest a while back and so far, it seems to...

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Amelia Onnen I have never tried this with white onions but I have re-grown green onion many times in a cup on my counter. I hope your experiment continues to go well!

14 Sep 16

Is Being Frugal Actually Hurting You?

celticeagle @celticeagle (168327) • Boise, Idaho 28 Jun 16

In an About article I recently read it says that being cheap can actually hurt you in certain ways. It can make a person feel a bit deprived of better things in life and of certain products. It can also make you buy something that...

frugal

cheap

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Amelia Onnen I think it depends on the situation and person. My situation is that I have to be frugal but I choose to embrace it and not let it be a downer. I find a lot of things that to do for free, or concerts that I can tickets for free or cheap, so I do not really...

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Leftovers for dinner

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 6 Sep 16

Sometimes it's fun to have a leftover entree for dinner, because it means I don't have to cook that night -- it's already done! Other times, I either don't have quite enough for a full meal or the leftovers weren't something that...

leftovers

frugal

dinner

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Amelia Onnen My favorite way to use leftovers is to recreate them into a new meal. I love using roast leftovers to make tamales, empenadas, beef and noodles or barbecue sandwiches. I use left over chicken to make potpies, pastas or bbq sandwiches as well. I have even...

14 Sep 16