Cohabitation 101 – What To Consider Before Moving In With Your Children
As a divorced mom, one of the biggest reasons I never want to get married again is kids. When you have kids, or when someone you are dating has kids, they add a lot of extra layers of complexity to the relationship, and in many cases can even be the cause of a relationship ending. […]
Ideas for Side Hustles to Get Passive Income
Money doesn’t grow on trees, we’re told. Of course, you can’t get something from nothing. However, there are some things you can do to earn money that don’t take as much active effort; this is what is referred to as passive income. Generally they aren’t enough to be your full income, but as a side […]
Recent Frugal Accomplishments
My recent frugal accomplishments are now back to our regularly scheduled programming! I tried to post this a week after my last one so you could see how much I got done in a week, but time flew by, so instead of I have three (or is it 4?) weeks’ worth of frugal stuff. It’s fun […]
The Money Smart Way to Fix Your Roofing
As a home owner, there can be necessary costly expenses, such as roofing repairs. we have a guest post from a contributor who has some great tips on how to get your roofing done by a professional roofing company with some useful tips on how to save money and choose the right materials for your […]
Money Management: How To Live Well On Social Security
As someone with disabilities who got approved for disability recently, I’ve heard much about the challenges of getting approved for disability, and how complicated it is to live well once you get it. Here are some ideas on how to get approved more easily and how to live well once you get it. Roughly 12% […]
Current eCommerce Trends to Consider in 2023
Many parents choose to work over the internet since hours can be much more flexible and family friendly. If you have your own internet based business, here are some things you might want to consider that may help your business thrive. Current eCommerce trends come and go. Some stay and others fade away like a […]
Recent Frugal Accomplishments
I used to do this weekly, writing about the frugal accomplishments I had done over the past week. But then life got busy, and life got unfrugal, and I didn’t have much to write… And then I started this up again, a few weeks of frugal activities in one post so I looked more accomplished… […]
Pros and Cons of Universal Life Insurance
In life it is healthiest not to dwell on the woulda, coulda, shouldas… but it is hard not to. One of my biggest regrets financially is that I never got life insurance. We didn’t have money to pay for life insurance in the past, and now that I might actually have money for it, no […]
Common Phishing Email Subject Lines
Do you know how sucky it feels to get scammed? I once got scammed via a phishing technique using text messaging. Locally when we get a package from abroad and we need to pay tax on it, the local post office sends us a text message with a link to put in our information and […]
Free Food! Yay!
In my town there are a lot of families that aren’t well to do financially, in large part because of having many children without a large income, so there doesn’t end up being much money per family member. Because of this, we have various charities that distribute food to people, often food that nears its […]