Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
Here you will find the latest guides to healthy living, health advice, and tips to help you and those you care about live longer.
There’s nothing worse than feeling tired, and I can promise you that. Even though none of my kids ever did the keep me up all night thing (I swear if I knew what it was we did that made them sleep all night long from the start, I’d bottle it up and sell it for […] More
Our motto is to save you money and make life more enjoyable and more affordable; so you’re going to thank me when I save you years of therapy costs with this one. We are six weeks and one day into summer vacation at my house. That means we have four weeks and six days until […] More
Ambivalence is my personal feeling about summer. Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy it. It’s just that I love fall to the point that it’s almost unhealthy. I’ve lived my entire 32 years in Florida. It’s always summer here; most all the time. We don’t have spring. We don’t have winter. We have this random […] More
A half hour every single day can change your life. A half hour of what, you ask? Exercise, of course. I’m going to be completely honest with you here. I haven’t been so good about exercise in the past few months. Our schedule has become so hectic that when I have to spend an additional […] More
Its name makes it sound like a medical condition. But cellulite is nothing more than normal fat beneath the skin. The fat appears bumpy because it pushes against connective tissue, causing the skin above it to pucker. Cellulite isn’t harmful. Many people, though, would like to get rid of it because of the way it […] More
Sadly, I lost one of my grandmothers last summer. That leaves me with only one; my paternal grandmother. She is 97-years-young, and I do mean young. That woman is remarkable. She lives on a farm in Texas where she has, at last count, something like 19 cats and dogs, she has dozens of chickens for […] More
Whether you’re uninsured and have always been a self-pay patient, or you have insurance but the cost of certain procedures isn’t covered under your plan, paying out of pocket for medical care is becoming more common. This is especially the case when it comes to so-called elective surgery. Just because a surgery is labeled “unnecessary” […] More
When I told my then boyfriend (now husband) not to call me after 8 pm because I’d probably be in bed, he was a little bit shocked. We were 18 and 19, had just be set up on a blind date and when he called me at 8:15 one night, I was already in bed. […] More
New York City really is the city that never sleeps. And that goes for fitness as well. Whether you’re in NYC for a trip, at home, or just meandering through Central Park, no matter what time of day it is, you’ll see people trying to work out. Night time isn’t just about Broadway and dinner. […] More
There is so much pressure in the world to look good all the time; and I don’t think there is anything wrong with looking good and feeling good. Being healthy, fit and active is a good thing – and taking care of yourself is also a good thing. Unfortunately, there is so much body-shaming in […] More
The gym has too many people and too much social interaction and the equipment is not something that most of us want cluttering up our homes unless we have a dedicated gym room. In my house, I do not. I have four kids that all need their own bedroom and the extra is a playroom […] More
Everyone always points to their youth as a time where they could eat whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. But when you really think about it, when you’re much younger your diet is somewhat dictated by your family. And as an adult you realize that you’re getting older and have to watch yourself. So that […] More