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….
We’re only a few months till Christmas and parents everywhere are already thinking about the best presents for the children in their life. After all, even Santa needs a little help sometimes! Before you start planning your Christmas lists, take a look at these 5 questions to help pick the perfect toys. Plus, I’ve got…
Recently we stayed in our first AirBNB. We have heard of others who save money and have great experiences renting a home or condo with Airbnb and decided it was time to try it for ourselves. Now that we’ve done it once, I want to share some things to know before you book your first…
When we send our teenagers out on school functions, bus trips, outings with friends or the latest showing at a movie, we want to know they are prepared for whatever life throws at them. We can’t always be with them but we can help them be ready for potential emergencies, unplanned delays or surprises. Here…