How Our Nervous System Shapes Our Mental Landscape
As someone with mental illnesses and in therapy for a while now, the topic of how brains work is a fascinating thing. I’ve learned about trauma and how it is kept in the brain, how the brain handles information, as well as more animalistic parts of our brain. The brain is a very fascinating part […]
The Best Strategies To Begin Saving Money For Your Grandchildren Right Away
Aesop had a fable about an ant and grasshoper, with the ant working to save up food for the winter while the grasshopper just lies around. While it can be really tempting to just lounge and take it easy, it pays in the long run to work hard now so we can relax more in […]
Our Frugal Annual Desert Camping Trip
My family had a wonderful camping trip in the desert and I wanted to share about it with you. This is an event the family and I look forward to every year. This year was our largest camping trip yet. We were 4 families instead of the 2 we started with. There’s something nice about […]
Gifts that Hit the High Note: Perfect Presents for Music Teachers
As a child, I took music lessons with 3 different instruments- piano, recorder, and harmonica, and had many teachers over the years. My kids have mostly taught themselves via online videos or apps, but I started my daughter with voice lessons before everything shut down from COVID. A good music teacher can make a big […]
Snapfresh Leaf Blower: the Top Decision for Compelling and Proficient Yard Upkeep
If you have a yard and have trees nearby, you may be very familiar with the concept of autumn leaves. Leaving them in your yard on the ground can ruin the grass underneath as they decompose, and in some places it can even get you fined. Solution? Hire someone to get rid of the leaves, […]
All Ready To Go Camping!
As a parent living on a low budget and until recently without a car, there were many experiences from my childhood that I wished I could give to my kids, but were untenable. However, we went camping every summer, and often twice, and that was something that I knew could be done frugally with my […]
Eight Reasons Why Accreditation Matters in Higher Education
If you are considering going to college or sending your kids to college, you may be contemplating where to send them. There are some colleges that aren’t accredited and while some things may draw you to one of those places, there are some big potential downfalls with sending to such a school. Here are some reasons […]
Teaching Children The Importance Of Financial Planning
As a money-conscious parent who grew up in a money conscious home, it is important for me for my kids to develop good financial skills and habits, among them planning for their future. It seems to be working well so far. My older two kids have worked small jobs from time to time and save […]
What I Did With a Huge Amount of Scallions and Other Free Produce
I live in a community with an overall low socioeconomic status, and because of that, I’m lucky in that there are charities that deliver food that either is close to the expiration date, banged up, otherwise look bad, or are mixed with spoiled produce, so you need to pick through them to find the good […]
Exploring Gold and Precious Metals for College Savings
Starting off adulthood saddled with debt makes for a very challenging adulthood, yet college debt is so normalized. There are ways to prevent this from happening to your children, one of which is saving up for their college years in advance. Investing in gold and other precious metals is one way to do that; here […]
