Setting Up Your Child for Success

As parents, we all want our children to be successful, but there is no guarantee. However, we can make it more likely by taking specific steps from when our children are young to help guide them in that direction. Here are some ideas as to how. Do you want your child to live their best […]

How to Make Your Kids More Creative With Technology

Many people have this idea that kids using technology is the antithesis of creativity. But I’ve seen with my kids, especially my oldest, just how much technology can assist your kids in their creative endeavors. Here are some suggestions from a reader as to how it can. We live in an age where technological advancements […]

Why Getting Life Insurance ASAP Is Important for Frugal Parents

I love sharing posts about how I’ve flubbed up or am currently messing up. Ok, I don’t love it, it is embarrassing, but a) if I make a mistake at least I want you to learn from it and b) you can see I’m human just like you. So this post is one of those […]

The Difference Between a Car Warranty & Car Insurance

Warranty, insurance, same difference, no? Wrong. When it comes to cars, this is especially so. If you’ve been looking into getting a warranty on a car and aren’t sure whether there is even a point if you have insurance, read more about this to learn the difference. Car warranties and car insurance policies are two […]

How To Organize A Cooking Contest

Are you a fan of cooking and cooking shows like I am? In fact, I was nearly on a cooking show once but fortunately realized that they intended to screw me over and got out of it. But cooking contests are still great fun. There are many ways to do cooking contests, one can be […]

Easy Scallion Rice Recipe- Gluten Free, Vegan, Soy Free

I am always looking for things to do with leftover rice. Last week I had some rice that not only was left over, it was starting to dry out. I needed to make a starchy dish for a meal, and since I had a lot of scallions at home, I decided to check the internet […]

How To Go About Making Your Estate Plan

No one wants to think about death and dying. But as adults sometimes we need to do what is difficult, and if we don’t take care of it now, we might be causing trouble for ones we love down the line, potentially causing them to lose money. Here’s something about estate planning from a reader, […]

The Long Saga For School For My Daughter

The school situation for my daughter, Rose, has never been easy. Ok, I take that back. Finding a preschool for her was relatively straightforward, but not long after she started preschool she was diagnosed with autism, and when we tried to get her into a school for autistic kids I was told that I needed […]

Good Reasons to Try Your Hand at an Online Business

There are so many wonderful things about working from home. Many of those work at home jobs are online. If you’re trying to figure out how to make money without leaving the house, you might want to consider an online business. Here are some more reasons why you might want to try an online business. […]