The first month of the year everyone is passionate about two things – weight loss and saving money. You can find hundreds of amazing ideas online to save a thousand dollars before Christmas or even help your child become a millionaire before they graduate from high school. All these plans are wonderful, but the key…
If you love to play in your gardens as much as I do, then you know that winter can be a long season. It’s especially hard if you don’t typically have a green thumb when it comes to indoor plants. I’ve always had a hard time keeping plants alive through the cold days of winter,…
With the New Year just starting, many people are making resolutions and planning how they are going to radically change or improve their life. They are making weight loss goals, planning how they will save money for retirement and do better in their personal work life balance. But I am going a little different route….
Hobbies on a Budget received samples or products for the purpose of this post. No monetary compensation was received. In the world we live in, we don’t really have to worry about the quality of our water. My kids can go to school and drink out of the water fountain; I can turn on our…
Being able to stay connected to teenagers in your extended family can sometimes be a daunting task. Their lives are busy with school, jobs, and after-school activities and often there is just not enough time to be physically together or present in their lives. But busy schedules and long distance should not be an excuse…
We all have a story. We all remember exactly where we were on September 11, 2001. Just the mention of 911 takes us back immediately to the emotions we felt on that day. What’s Your 9/11 Story? I was in the very early stages of a rough pregnancy on September 11, 2001. We had decided…
We all hate the feeling of helplessness when a family or friend is in need and you just can’t physically be there. Maybe a friend is moving to a new house and you just can’t be there to help load the truck or an out of state family member ends up in the hospital for…
When you purchase a new product for your home or life, one of the first decisions you have to make is whether you should buy a warranty. Many stores even offer the warranties at the cash register as you are making the purchase. The question of whether to buy a warranty is a big decision….