Christmas is about much more than presents, toys and stocking stuffers. The holidays is the chance to share your love for family and friends by spending time together and making memories as we celebrate the season. But one of the fun traditions of many families is giving gifts to reflect the things that each person…
Today is Thanksgiving and people everywhere are spending time with family and friends. Some are helping in the community while others are giving back by serving our country on foreign soil. Today I gathered some friends to help us find reasons to be thankful. 60 Reasons to be Thankful I understand that this list will not…
When the kids are young, it is easy to pick out Christmas presents. You just find the latest toy or stuffed animal and you are set. But as kids grow up, graduate from high school and go to college, it gets a little more challenging to find the perfect gift. Here are some creative (affordable)…
I was raised that if someone took the time to give me a gift, I was expected to take the time to say thank you! And a quick muttered thanks as I walked out the door was never good enough. Every year after our birthday and holidays, we would take the time to write thank…
Back in the day, I was the queen of using coupons and saving money. I knew how to save with online rebates, weekly coupon inserts and understood the inner workings of every store’s coupon policies. But times change and life got busy and gradually I quit using coupons and resigned myself to paying full price…
Do you ever feel that you just have too much to do and not enough daylight? Sometimes I have found myself staying up later than the family to try to catch up, but then that starts to catch up with me and I just find myself overly tired the next day. How in the world…
No one likes to get in the car and hear a click when you expect to hear the engine start, but car trouble is something that most people experience at least occasionally. You can’t always prevent cars from breaking down, but you can be prepared when it happens. Here are some questions to ask yourself…
It’s never too early to teach kids lessons about money. From the time our kids were just toddlers, they’ve been learning about finances. Just because kids are small, does not mean they can’t learn to be good stewards of money. Here are some money lessons kids need to learn from parents while they are young….