Ways to save money during Christmas
It’s easy to spend like crazy during the holidays. It’s the worst feeling when a huge credit card bill comes in January. You may have been expecting a little bill, but December can get...
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Getting Tweens to Help Around the House (and earn their allowance)
Oh My Gosh! TWEENS!! Do you have one too? I have two in my house and they can be a challenge.
Allowance for Tweens
Allowance for kids can be so tricky. I even wrote a small series and kids and allowance. Since my boys are getting a little older and officially tweens, my husband and I have changed...
One Thing That Will Break Your Budget
I have always used a budget. When I was in college I only got paid once a month and if I didn’t use a budget I would run out of money.
Do you want to be a stay at home mom?
I know there are a ton of posts and articles about living on one income after you have a baby. I’ve seen them on Pinterest and I’ve never read any of them. My family has been...
Help! My child is spoiled!
I feel Christmas always brings out the worst in kids and they begin to act spoiled and greedy. Maybe your kids are already like this and you feel it’s out of control. They complain someone received more or...
Budget Tips for Back to School Shopping
I have 3 kids going to school this year. Last time I was at Walmart, they had all the school supplies out. I’ve already started to dread all the shopping I have to do before they go back in 4 weeks.
Teaching Kids What to do with their Allowance
This is the last part in a 4 part series on children and money. You can read the first 3 posts, too!
Determining How Much Allowance is Appropriate
I’ve been writing a series on teaching kids about money and allowance, Raising your kids to be MONEY SMART and Allowance: 2 Simple Systems you can Implement Today. You can go back and read those,...
Allowance: 2 Simple Systems You Can Implement Today
I started a series on teaching kids about money and allowances. You can read part one here, Raising your Kids to be MONEY SMART. Today, I’m going to talk about coming up with a...
Raising your kids to be MONEY SMART
Teaching your kids about money is something all parents should have as a priority. Sometimes parents avoid money talk and allowance all together because they aren’t sure what to teach their kids. They may not even...
How to save money at the grocery store without coupons
I love saving money at the grocery store, but sometimes coupons are such a big hassle. I cut out the ones I get from the newspaper and sometimes look online at coupons.com. When I...
