Preparing For My Sister’s Upcoming Wedding
My little sister Lizzy is getting married next week. I… Uhm. Am really bad with dates. Like really, really bad. And I also have a bad memory. Combine the two and I either don’t remember things, or I remember them incorrectly. Lizzy is getting married on June 7, but we live in a country that […]
Parents, Here’s 4 Tips for Creating a Winning Offer This Summer
Finding a home for your family that suits your needs, is in your budget, and is in an area that you want can be pretty difficult. Now imagine finding a home like that and you wanted to purchase it, but someone else beat you to it. These are some tips from a reader on how […]
What Can You Use a Personal Loan For?
I abhor debt. Any debt that isn’t a mortgage is debt that I abhor. However, sometimes there is no choice but to take a loan, sometimes there are expenses that you can’t have expected or trying financial situations, however before you do take a loan, think long and hard about whether you need that loan […]
How To Help Children Manage Difficult Emotions
I was having a discussion with a mom who was concerned about her kids’ ability to emotionally regulate. Her kids would cry a lot over what she felt were ‘stupid’ and ‘little’ things (her words) and she felt that her kids blew things out of proportion. She was concerned that because her kids were always […]
4 Tips for Cost-Effective Banking
I used to have a really frustrating bank. I got nickled and dimed for everything. Every time I’d use my money I’d get charged. Every time I’d deposit money I’d get charged. Every time I used my card I got charged. It was so annoying- I was literally paying to use my own money! Fortunately, […]
How Cash-Out Refinance Loans Can Help You With Your Debt
Are you overwhelmed by debt and loan repayments? I have definitely been in that situation. When you are spending so much of your income on paying off loans, it makes it harder to survive financially, which starts a spiral of taking out more loans to survive, which makes things worse. Fortunately, there are solutions, making […]
Making An Easy Headband For My Daughter
“Mommy, can you sew me a mask?” my seven year old daughter, Rose, comes up to me with a piece of floral fabric and asks, when I already have a lot on my plate. While I have sewed masks before and they aren’t that hard or complicated to make, sewing masks without a sewing machine […]
10 Tips to Reduce Food Waste
When you throw out food you throw out money, I’ve always said. However, I’m actually quite terrible about not throwing out food, usually food that gets spoiled in my fridge, either before I can use it, or leftovers that we never get around to eating. This post from a reader gives some good ideas as […]
Setting Up Our Pool from Start to Finish Including Costs
I had an internal debate about whether it was good to keep posting about my new pool, especially since there are probably so many readers who are struggling and can’t afford a pool and this just might make them jealous. But then I reminded myself that my posting this might show people that it’s more […]
Three Essential Things Parents Must Consider Before Buying Their Teenagers a Car
I don’t own a car. And locally many people don’t. Since cars are expensive to buy and maintain locally very few people actually buy cars for their teenagers. However, since that is a common occurrence in the US, here are some things you might want to consider before getting your teen a car, brought to […]
