Top 20 Natural Pest Control Remedies
Do you hate bugs in your home? I certainly do. But I’ll be honest, I have a hard time calling exterminators because locally there were some really irresponsible exterminators who used dangerous chemicals and ended up killing two small children from it. I prefer to use natural pest control remedies whenever I can; here are […]
Updated “About Me” For the Blog
After literally 9 years of not updating my about page on my blog, and people nudging me to update the extremely outdated about me section, I finally did it today. I thought about just linking to it within this post but then this post would be incredibly short, so I just copied it here as well. […]
4 Points To Help You Decide Whether It’s Time To Relocate
I abhor moving. Absolutely detest it. If there were a list of the absolute most horrid things a person might have to do, moving is high up on that list for me. Yes, that much. I’m so happy I own my house so I don’t have to move. But sometimes moving is a necessity. Sometimes […]
Exciting News to Share
You know what that face is? It’s genuine happiness. A feeling of freedom. Elation. I asked Mike 2 years and 8 months ago for a divorce. Mike moved out 2 years and 5 months ago. We’ve been separated all this time, and I desperately wanted to be officially divorced. But things kept on stalling and […]
Paying for Child Care: When Does it Make Sense?
When my kids were little, the obvious choice for me was to stay home with them, not just from an ideological perspective but also from a monetary one- I wouldn’t make enough money to make paying child care worthwhile. So instead I worked from home so the kids could be with me. This is something […]
What To Do When You Flop Your Rice
Usually I am good at cooking rice. Ok, I take that back. I used to be more or less fine cooking rice, but occasionally I’d burn it because I’d get distracted. So I started cooking rice in the oven because it doesn’t matter as much when you take it out; it’s more forgiving that way. […]
How To Avoid Debt (and What To Do If You Can’t)
Debt avoidance is much better than debt management. Here are some tips from a reader on how to act to prevent getting into debt and the best course of action to follow if taking a loan is inevitable. Debt is one of the most dangerous financial situations you can find yourself in. There are several […]
DIY Carpet Stain Removal Tips
I used to have a carpet in my kids’ room and I needed to throw it out because the kids got slime in it and I couldn’t get it out. (Slime has since been banned from my house.) Too bad I didn’t have these tips that a reader sent me or I might have been […]
Buying New Chairs and The Importance of Sinking Funds
I haven’t had a lot of success with appliances and furniture lately, to put it mildly, as I mentioned recently. Fridge, stove, and hot water all stopped working at once. And I didn’t even write in my posts about my issues with my dishwasher and needing to call a repairman out because of a massive […]
Steps You Can Take to Improve Your Family’s Finances
Debt sucks. Unfortunately thanks to college many adults start out their life with significant debt. Another large percentage of people have credit card debt because of their income being less than their expenses. Debt is tough because each month the payments can eat up a sizable amount of your income, making you have even less […]
