Christian Homemaking & Managing Your Home Economy, Ways to Save Money

Let's talk homemaking, managing your home economy and learning to save money. Often, Christian women fear quitting their jobs to come home because of losing their paycheck and feeling they are no longer contributing to their household. But it doesn't have to feel that way! The home is an economy! Praise God. There is much work to be done and practical ways we can steward our home so it is a productive place, rather than consumptive.
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[@elitzacraig9806]

Hello! Thank you for this video! Do I need request access to the Google docs cashflow sheet?

[@homewithkelli]

Hi Elitza! We have the template as "view only". To make it your own, go to File, then Make a Copy. And that one will be yours within your account that you will be able to type in and adjust!

[@mountaingirl8124]

Spot on Sister Kelli! ❤️ As a 43-year-old mama of nine, I can HONESTLY say, trust the Lord as your provider sisters. I started staying at home when our now 17-year-old was one and while our plan was “just a few years”, God kept providing and laid on our hearts to DISCIPLE/home educate our children. He has been providing for every need and abundantly, I might add. He is worthy to be trusted ladies. If the Holy Spirit is speaking to you regarding being at home or home educating, He will provide! 🙌🏻❤️

[@homewithkelli]

Thank you for sharing your testimony with this Kelli! Praise God, He is so good!

[@mcanultymichelle]

Love your story 🙌🏻

[@Amgirl03]

Amein! I am a homeschooling mom of 7 living children ( my eldest passed on almost 4 years ago) but I agree 💯...it takes more discipline on our parts but that is all right cause we have a faithful Father and a Rabbi/ teacher as our walking Torah😊❤

[@mcanultymichelle]

@@Amgirl03 Amen sister 🙌🏻👍

[@ashleyirizarry-diaz6415]

Thank you for sharing this encouraging testimony!

[@annieoakley1587]

Raised 4 children with my husband working and me staying home. Most rewarding thing I have ever done. And Jesus provided us with everything we needed and some of our wants:)

[@homewithkelli]

Amen, thank you for sharing your testimony with this!! God is so faithful!!

[@joshmiddleton5574]

Recent mum here trying to get my head around staying at home 👋 The idea of switching the household from consumer to producer is mind blowing to me! This has really changed my thinking on what we’re spending our money on and how i can add more value at home. Thank you for your insight!

[@tinagrady7209]

I have been a stay at home maker for 33 yrs I've had odd jobs here and there and ended up spending more money than staying home 🏡 i love French manufacturers manicures but never could afford to go to the salon so i got a Sally Hanson kit for 10.00 at the time and i thought myself how to do it and eventually i got really good at it and i always have pretty nails for the past 20 years i don't put fake nails on because they ruins you're real natural nails

[@mostagreeable]

I love these videos so much. Hearing a like-minded sister in Christ gives me so much encouragement. I’m working hard to further my home economy. Still detoxing from heavy feminist ideology I acquired in my 20’s.

[@samanthaabbott9587]

So good! I have struggled with contentment a LOT in my life, but there are moments when I'm sitting in my house, looking around and filled with so much gratitude for what we have. When my husband and I bought our home, the ladies who owned it before left so many things behind- curtains, furniture, etc. They were overwhelmed with trying to get rid of all of their stuff, and we said, "Just leave it, and we'll deal with it." So our home was mostly furnished with beautiful things when we moved in! God has provided so many of our needs and wants, and I am amazed by the beautiful life He has given to us. Thank you for another inspiring video! Now that I've spoken my mind (again), I'm going to get back to work on my cloth napkins. 😂

[@vixxcottage]

@samanthaabbott what type of fabric do you use for your napkins?

[@samanthaabbott9587]

@@vixxcottage I just used basic cotton!

[@vixxcottage]

@@samanthaabbott9587 thanks! I am thinking of trying this.

[@judystaab7126]

I am happy for you! Hope fully, my retired husband and i , can find a deal, like that when we sell our big 3 story home , for mediem to small apt. I lov our home, but for the two of us, it's more than we need. Right now, the way the economy is, we'll hold onto it!!!!!❤😊

[@chellybarnard6394]

Great ideas. I'd like to add a way of thinking about the expense of gardening. People say that it's cheaper to cook meals at home, but that's only true if you have a stove, pots and pans, a refrigerator, etc. If you have to buy all the equipment at once, it might be cheaper to have dinner at Panera. In the same way, if you're just getting started, gardening can be pricey because you need to get the foundation in place. Aftet that, garden produce can be as little as 1/10 the price of store bought food. I realized this in my third year of gardening.

[@judystaab7126]

In the 1970's, women, in my churc, were sewing, and making their dresses. T made 2 of my own useing a pattern from the dept. Store. Of course l had help, staying with my aunt, who had a beautiful desk/ sewing machine her husband bought her. Her daughters, also made their church dresses. She was a pastor's wife. Both my dresses, were proffesional-looking, made fromm easy- care, double knite fabric. I really loved these 2 dresses.❤❤😊

[@athomewithdorothy]

I worked in banking-the clothes, the shoes, the nails, the hair, I drove 70 miles a day. The boss actually gave all of us a hard time over our clothes and shoes AND MAKEUP (it was another woman). Women that never wore makeup were suddenly buying makeup. It was horrible. Just to escape my extreme unhappiness I would go on my break each day and spend $3-5 on a “snack” bc I just wanted to escape my reality for 15 minutes. That adds up.

[@homewithkelli]

Dorothy, I hope you are well!! Thank you so much for sharing your testimony with this. It's wild to me how common this is!

[@growin2glorifyGod]

Yes! So relatable!

[@vixxcottage]

When stop at a McDonald's drive thru for a senior coffee the girls have their nails done as well as elaborate hair dyes and braiding. I thought about it and they are spending 1-2 days wages for these things. When I worked I spent a lot of money on hair dye and cuts at beauty shop as well as shoes and nice uniforms. No time to make food from scratch so eat low quality fast food. It is a vicious cycle.

[@christinagittings4665]

I’ve just come across you here. I have been married for 10 years, and have 3 children. I’m a Christian who has been slowly working and plodding through these topics and ways. Your videos and topics are so beneficial and encouraging - a real gold mine. Thank you for taking the time to share this content… and keep going! 😊

[@homewithkelli]

Thank you so much, this comment blessed me so much to read this morning!!!

[@ju6326]

My husband taught me to budget. I don't often work since I was trying to focus on our marriage life, preparing etc. I still have my part time job. I earn small amount so sometimes I become emotional when my husband says we should write down our expenses I wasn't open about it. I felt like I don't earn anymore so I have to ask him everything. I used to think that way. My husband would say my money is yours because you're my wife. Slowly I learn to budget to the point I pushed myself I would bring two wallets one for food and for other expenses specifically and every time I spent I wrote literally one by one on my phone then transfer on my budget notebook oh it gave me headache haha so I'm learning what is the best way. Sometimes my friend would ask me while eating at the restaurant, what are you doing?

[@eloiseprays]

Gosh that's stressful

[@ju6326]

@@eloiseprays yeah right my husband says that's too much and it's okay not to perfect it. I'm still trying to figure out a better way. It's less complicated now. 😊

[@FloresOrtodoxas]

I just quit a part time job teaching english at an institute. I had to take two busses to and from (4 total) had to pack my kids lunch and take them to my moms for her to care for them (free thank God) and usually I would have to buy something on the way as well. Then getting a wardrobe to be presentable (secondhand but still $$) and then they had a power outage and broke my new laptop i had worked so hard to get and got no compensation. So all in all i wasted months of my life at this place.

[@ktrayan1]

I worked with a woman once at an office job who was in her late 30s, never married, and she lived with a divorced woman in her 50s. Both women had worked two jobs at most points in their adult life. One was the 9-5 “fancy” job at an office or bank where they had their nails and hair and suits on, and the other was a restaurant job that was for the tips so they could pay for their hair and nails and suits. I remember at 24 thinking “please don’t ever let this be me!”

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

Great video Kelli, your faithfulness to share on this topic is a blessing even for me and I’m a 62 Grammie! Bless you.

[@homewithkelli]

Thank you, Cheryl! You are always encouraging to me!

[@aprilnicolae9359]

Would you consider doing a video on sourdough with freshly milled grains? We mill at home but use commercial yeast.

[@homewithkelli]

Yes! I will hopefully get to that soon, thank you!!

[@aprilnicolae9359]

Thank you!!

[@christine99]

Thank you for always sharing I too have been listening to the LOTR audiobooks voiced by Rob Inglis, so great

[@gracem1513]

Wow Kelli, thank you again for such a awesome and inspiring video! Do you have a certain cleaning routine when caring for your home? You mentioned you deep cleaned the fridge once a month and do a general clean of it once a week, do you have other systems in place for other areas of your home as well? I would love a video or some inspiration in this area! ❤️God Bless you and Scott

[@homewithkelli]

Hey Grace! I have a new system I've been doing for a few months now. I didn't want to share on it until I've seen how well it works for me. But it's been a system I've been able to stick with and thoroughly enjoy, so I'll be sharing on it here soon!

[@diamondxoxoxo]

Just discovered you recently and I find these videos very eye opening and inspirational. You mentioned making your own dish soap. That concept alone blows my mind! Cleaning supplies really burns a hole in the pocket😅 and if I can get a few changes down it would be game changing. Thank you for all you do ❤

[@kristihoneycutt7928]

You are an inspiration!! ❤ I have been a stay at home mom for 21 years, with odd jobs off and on. I am trying to help my home economy more and continue to expand my skills and knowledge

[@mcanultymichelle]

Love it Kelley and how did you get your hair so long and healthy looking 👍also like your minimal fridge idea,mine is always full and that’s frustrating every time l open it.

[@roxannewoodham1429]

I started buying bulk when CoVid started dying down and stores were getting restocked bc I was stuck with shopping in my moms well stocked pantry bc I couldn’t get anything at the store. I go twice a year to Sam’s. Once for meats and other food. and the next visit is household items. Now, I have learned to make things from scratch and buy only meats and ingredients to make those items…..even my cleaners. With the exception of bleach. I have to have my bleach. I can’t give that up lol. To me it’s not clean if it’s not bleached 😂

[@TheHartStudio]

Amen!!!! It was out of the overflow of building her husband ❤

[@sunsetstella8917]

Love these videos. Really grateful for your channel. I've sent it to several of my friends with teen girls.

[@homewithkelli]

Oh wow, thank you so much! God bless you!

[@judystaab7126]

In the jewish community, the wife, and mother built her house also into a place of worship, to worship the lord, what times the family was not at the temple or synagogue. The father was the priest of the family if they lived too far from the city or town. Christianiry came from lsreal, not rome,ltaly. N.t. book of acts,2: 1-- 2:38. O. T. And n. T are connected!!!!! 😊 holiness is a prosess, a journey, if we call ourselves christians, why not , seriously persue it? Sure, there will be a battle, the apostel all suffered. If aour lives are too easy. Why? Go to church???? Because we need the bible and fellowship and encouragement❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@lesliemorris4739]

Your videos are very inspiring to me as I find myself in a rut at times. Thanks for sharing!

[@homewithkelli]

Thank you Leslie for the encouragement, I'm so thankful. God bless you!

[@vintagebeliever5023]

You are wise beyond your years. Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@nicoledennis-lawrence-lg6lc]

Powerful! Utterly amazing! Thank you so so much!!

[@homewithkelli]

Yayy, I'm so glad!

[@audrasexton3310]

Your story sounds a lot like mine, but you’re much younger at figuring this out than I was. I too left a corporate job in 2018. Plus I am a Kentuckian.❤

[@MJYouAreNotAlone1]

You can absolutely take care of your home and still work outside of the home❤️🙏

[@amybeasley7388]

Thank you so much for this video! I learned a lot! ❤

[@christineestelle2510]

I love all of this! You guys have been such an inspiration to me!

[@LittleCountryCabin]

What a wonderful video! Thank you so much!!❤

[@bisratgebreamlak4651]

Thank you. This is so good. Exactly what I needed

[@durotimitijani448]

This was so good!

[@Amgirl03]

Clothes diapers are a very good savings as well.. I started using them with my fourth child and continued to the 8th..😊 I make homemade banana, zucchini and pumpkin bread but do want to try regular bread. I was wondering do you prefer your oven or bread maker?

[@homewithkelli]

Hi! That's a great idea. And I've never had a bread maker, so all I know is baking bread in the oven. Because that works for me well enough, I think a bread maker would end up being an unnecessary kitchen gadget for me, that I just don't need, but that is just my opinion on it!

[@Amgirl03]

@@homewithkelli I do kind of figure that...the only thing good about it would be you wouldn't heat the house up in the summer ❤️😊

[@naibunty8909]

Thank you for this video. I will adopt this money tracking system.... Love from Trinidad

[@reuviebarbon4756]

Wonderful video. Thank you for this. Where can I find your Google Doc Financial Tracker? It's not in your description! :) Thank you!

[@ashsainv]

Wow Kelli, thank you so much for this, so helpful and wise!!

[@foggylog19]

What version is your cashflow game? Ours is quite old and doesn't have the ledger like yours and board itself looks different, but is an awesome game

[@MitchellMcKenzieEarwood]

Hi! Is the Google docs cashflow sheet still available?

[@serenaholcomb3164]

How do I find the Google cashflow sheet to download?

[@simonsacs66]

Hey Kelli, my wife and I are from Germany and she told me about your document but could not find it anymore. Is there a way to find the link to the Google docs cashflow sheet? Be blessed and greetings from around the world :)

[@celestialblissfulness]

Hello! Thanks for your wonder videos. What health insurance do you guys have?

[@homewithkelli]

We currently have insurance thought my husbands work, however before this we had Liberty Healthshare.

[@celestialblissfulness]

@@homewithkelli thank you so much!

[@Ash-fn7wb]

Once you removed eating out, what do you and your husband do for date nights? We always love a nice night out for our dates and it wld seem like a loss if we stop that.

[@einkmin5603]

You can just lessen for now, don't stop, its part of your romantic relationship together it will nourish and strengthen the bond of your love together. Unless you two have decided to be mature enough when using your expenses. Always think twice and what will be the consequences of that in the future.

[@sharontormaschy7260]

I’ve been trying to find the home economy video where Kelli is reading from the old dictionary in the beginning… I can’t seem to find it. Can anyone help?

[@homewithkelli]

Hi Sharon! Here is is =) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZrNiKSqo8h3Z5osi=PiJZO3IJrsG4aRAQ

[@homewithkelli]

The dictionary part starts at 15:45 mark kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZrNiKSqo8h3Z5osi=L1ivp9Br2RZ_Gu_p&t=951

[@sharontormaschy7260]

Thank you, I love both your channels! I feel so aligned with you both and have been sharing your videos with several of my friends. I continue to pray for you guys. Bless you, your family, and your home ❤️🙏

[@lizgee6206]

What do you guys do for fun ?