Summer never ends; at least that’s how it sometimes feels when you’re a stay-at-home parent. The kids are out of school, and that means they need time and attention, which can be difficult when you’re supposed to be working from home. Admittedly, we have two teens at home who can keep the seven-year-old entertained at [...]
Read More >>A credit card and your teen may sound like a lethal combination. In fact, if you’re also a ‘recovering’ credit card user yourself trying to pay off a substantial credit card debt, you wouldn’t want your own children to touch that plastic card with a ten feet pole, lest they end up making the same [...]
Read More >>We all know that watching your money is as much about increasing your income as it is about controlling your spending. Nothing beats adding a few passive income streams to provide that extra little bit of income. One great way is by putting a few ads on your website – or possibly signing up for [...]
Read More >>Admit it — decluttering the house is perhaps one of our least liked activities. There’s a kind of love-hate relationship between us and our stuff which we refuse to confront until we can no longer open our basement door because of all the “junk” that’s sitting there. But how did we really get to accumulate [...]
Read More >>I like flea markets– I like finding deals– I even like bargaining. If you know what you want they can be great, if you don’t they’re just a massive money sink. We’re lucky, there are a couple of flea markets not too far away, and it’s great to throw everyone in the Jeep, put the [...]
Read More >>Human nature being what it is, I was a stickler for status quo, and would have perhaps stayed with my old bank for the rest of my life. But when I made a vow to put our finances in better shape, and started looking around for things that would help me trim off a dollar [...]
Read More >>If you read this blog you probably budget; and there’s probably at least one person in the household who’s on a diet. Money and weight are two of the biggest obsessions in Western culture.  Almost everyone wants more money and less weight– though they may not always get either. Luckily, a lot of the same [...]
Read More >>10 Interesting Money Facts about the King of Pop and My Thoughts on These In his death, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop has left legions of fans mourning over one of the greatest pop artists the world has ever known. His legacy of music is one that will live on through the years despite [...]
Read More >>I was cleaning out the fridge the other day when it hit me just how wasteful it can be. Think about it for a moment, every dollar you spend on food you throw out may as well have been ripped up and thrown away for all the good it does you. It’s an enormous waste, [...]
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