With the holiday season in full swing, and with a new year approaching, many people are starting to think about their financial situations. Is there enough money for the holidays? What goals can I set in the new year to help me build wealth? This time of year, my thoughts usually turn to my family and … … Continue reading
If you have lived in your home for several years, you know how fast things can accumulate and how easy it is to lose track of where they are. You also know that picking a location to store something isn’t always logical and that things can get out of place over time, even after you have … … Continue reading
We’re just a few short weeks from the Christmas panic. You know the time 5 days or less before Christmas when even more people hit the shopping mall in droves frantically scrambling for presents? People who wait this long usually aren’t shopping for the perfect gift; instead, they’re just looking to give ANY gift so … … Continue reading
How exciting! You are expecting a baby! Wonderful news! How excited you must be! And then you start to make a list of all the things you are going to need, most of which are baby-specific and therefore you probably don’t already have, especially if this is your first child. You start to shop around … … Continue reading
I have recently lost a little weight, which on me looks like a lot of weight. My 5’2” frame makes 5 lbs look like 15 lbs. After the initial weight loss, I decided that I wanted to join a fitness boot camp to better my physical fitness. I am generally a pretty active person, but my … … Continue reading
Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? I grew up with this, in theory and in practice. We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’. Here are my thoughts on frugal ways … … Continue reading