Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
One of the best methods to stretch a grocery budget or prevent perishables from going bad is to toss them in the freezer. What dairy products besides ice cream and frozen yogurt survive the arctic temperatures? Surprisingly most do. Milk Pasteurized homogenized milk can be frozen for up to one month. Non-fat and low-fat milks […] More
Have you been bit by the organizing bug? If so you may have noticed how expensive it can be wandering the aisles of products created just to corral your clutter. There is a better way. With a quick glance around your home it’s easy to create custom storage and organizing containers without breaking the bank. […] More
The Holidays are fast approaching and having some extra cash available couldn’t come at a better time. Here are five ways you can save money today without losing anything in the process. 1. Internet/Cable: Do this today! Contact your cable and/or internet provider and ask about promotions or new packages they offer. Providers such as DirecTV and Comcast are always changing packages […] More
With the abundance of guides and articles published telling us we should replace our appliances to save money and reduce our energy usage, is anyone telling us the value of the savings? No, many environmental sites just bully you into believing that you are a bad citizen of earth if you aren’t going green. With […] More
Infidelity, a word that has ended marriages for years and strikes fear in the heart and mind of men and women everywhere. But what if your spouse was cheating with a 3.370 x 2.125 inch piece of plastic or the bank at the end of the block? Would your feelings about infidelity change? What if […] More
Do you spend more money on family entertainment in the winter than you do in the summer? For families living in cooler climates, the cold weather brings with it challenges of what you can do on the weekends. Some resort to the shopping mall or movies while others may enjoy activities such as bowling or […] More
Trick or treat? It’s Halloween, kids dress up and hit the streets collecting as much candy as they can carry and then some. Once they arrive home and have devoured enough to make Willy Wonka blush, what happens to the loot? Lord knows the kids don’t need it and throwing it away just seems like a […] More
Five minutes, 300 seconds, it doesn’t seem like much in the grand scheme of your day. But have you ever really timed it? Once you do you’ll realize, as I did, how much you can accomplish in 5 minutes or less. Throughout our days, we can all find pockets of available time such as a […] More