2020 has been a year like no other! No single person, family, business or non-profit has been unaffected by the backlash of the pandemic. Seclusion and quarantine are everyday words and hugging is a thing of the past. We haven’t seen our elderly family members in months, or we’ve only seen them through a window …
The experiences we have with family is what our kids will remember, not the money we spent! Check out these awesome traditions below from some of my dear friends (and me)! Take one and adopt for your family! Saralyn Lash My parents started this when we were kids: to/from gift tags are all nicknames and …
Think back to your childhood and remember what Christmas was like in your home. Maybe it was extravagant and you always got all the things on your list, no matter how long the list was. Maybe it was the opposite and Christmas morning saw very few gifts under the tree. Maybe it was somewhere in …
Christmas In The Eyes of Our Kids – Are We Going Overboard? Read More »
It happens almost every year – you know what I’m talking about. You find out at the last minute that your niece is bringing her new boyfriend to the family Christmas gathering. Or your co-workers decided to draw names for gifts this year. Or you were invited to a friends’ house for a get together …
How to shop for Christmas on a budget I hope at this point you can see a theme in the way I approach everything in the world of finances. BUDGET. A budget is the foundation for gaining financial control and getting out of debt. Using a budget for all of those categories that are “personal” …
For some of you the word budget makes you cringe! It’s seen as a negative, restrictive, fun ruiner. It means never going out to eat, entertaining or buying that once in a lifetime deal spontaneously. It can also feel intimidating because you’re afraid that putting a budget in writing is going to truly show you …
With so many ways to grocery shop these days – grocery order pick up, curbside pick-up, delivery, online shipping – it’s no wonder we have more food in our homes than ever before. Our shelves are stocked and running over but we still buy more based on what our taste buds are ordering us to …
It’s the age old questions all parents start asking themselves as soon as their kids are old enough to ask for something at the store. Do we or do we not give our kids an allowance? The deeper answer is not whether you should or shouldn’t, but what are you teaching the kids using this …
