Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Deciding where to spend the holidays can cause a tug of war between you and your spouse if you aren’t careful. It is understandable that you both want to be with your families but sometimes that just isn’t possible because of distance or other constraints such as time. So how can you decide where to […] More
Happy Halloween! Finally, on this Halloween day, we have to remember that this is a day all about the kids and the spooky nature of witches and goblins and ghosts (oh my!) but it’s also about your pet. Some people want to use their pets as part of their Halloween celebration, and that’s awesome. Particularly […] More
Happy Halloween! We’ve talked before about important safety tips for this Halloween day. However, what we haven’t talked about in terms of Halloween safety is what to do at someone’s door. There are a few rules for kids and adults that should be adhered to on this great and fun holiday. This is especially true […] More
Happy Halloween! Today is the big day in which the kids are celebrating by dressing up and coming home from school with a sugar high, you’re picking through their Halloween buckets for “Safety Reasons” (ie – to remove all bite sized snickers and reeses cups for yourself) and the doorbell won’t stop ringing. It’s a […] More
Being a single mom is hard, under the best of circumstances but when you have boys, you have a completely new worry on your hands. While both boys and girls need positive male role models in their lives, this seems to be doubly true for a boy. How can they learn all of the skills […] More
Furniture shopping should be fun, but for the most part it’s a tedious drag. When it comes to shopping for new furniture, you’re likely doing it because you’re remodeling, replacing something a child or animal destroyed or moving. This means you’re already stressed and irritated when you begin the furniture shopping process. Here are a […] More
Ah, the terrible twos. In our house, we simply refer to this age as the year in which we are really going to spend more time traveling – without the kids (like we can leave them for long periods of time without missing their behavior like crazy). The terrible twos are a stage in which […] More
Ever wonder who, out of all the people offering marriage advice to young couples and newlyweds, has the best actual marriage advice? Here’s an idea; the people who’ve been there and done that and messed it up so badly that they’re not even married anymore. Maybe you wouldn’t consider the marriage advice of a divorced […] More
Being a helicopter parent is something that most of us don’t want to think we are. A helicopter parent is exactly what it sounds like; it is a parent that hovers too closely for comfort. A helicopter parent is a parent that refuses to give their child the space they need to experience a normal […] More
Having an elderly parent can be a concern. You worry about how they are doing physically. You worry if they are doing alright mentally and if they are emotionally satisfied in their lives. All of those are very real and valid concerns. Elderly parents do need special time and attention. There are some things you […] More
Christmas is less than two months away. If you think you have plenty of time left to begin your holiday shopping, more power to you. However, if you’re not a fan of the busy holiday rush, fighting for parking spots at the mall and standing in long holiday lines, you might want to consider a […] More
When a marriage is in trouble you have two options; save your marriage or walk away from it. It always surprises me how many people are willing to simply walk away from their marriage for no other reason than it’s just not working anymore (and how many of those couples end up back together later […] More