finances

The Real Cost of Working

August 22, 2012

Nine years ago, I decided to stay home with my newborn son.  I left my job and my husband and I became a one income family.  Fast forward almost ten years and another son, I am now at home alone while both my boys are at school all day.  I know that I want to [...]

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Traveling on a Budget

August 8, 2012

With summer in full swing, so is the vacation and travel season.  Most families will take some sort of vacation during this time whether they travel abroad, or close to home.  When you begin to plan a vacation for your family, there is no need to pay full price for it.  There are plenty of [...]

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Helping Your Child Learn to Earn Money on Their Own

July 16, 2012

Over the past few weeks we have been looking at how to teach our kids about money.  We have gone over giving allowances and teaching our kids to manage money.  In this post we are going to talk about ways to help our kids earn money outside the home by working for it.  This will [...]

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Teaching Your Kids How to Manage Money

July 9, 2012

    What parent does not want to teach their child about managing money?  We casually mention the words budget and saving, but how do we let our kids know what those words actually mean?  In a previous post, I went over the concept of giving your kids an allowance, as well as, some of [...]

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Kids’ Allowances: When to Start and How Much to Give

June 25, 2012

It’s a question parents hear quite often…  ”Can I get an allowance?”  I think I first heard the words roll out of my older son’s mouth at the ripe old age of 5.  I’m certain one of his friends at his school told him about it.  However he found out, it began a never ending [...]

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Where Can I Find Deals on Food?

April 24, 2012

Did you know that you can find great deals on food where you least expect to? It’s no secret food prices are on the rise and finding deals at local grocery stores are becoming harder and harder. Every single time I go to our grocery store I almost faint when I tally up what it [...]

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Save Money using Your Freezer

March 16, 2012

If you are anything like me, you love your freezer because it allows me to stock on bargain items and store them in my freezer for a later date. The kicker here is I recently learned (yes, at my age, lol) that you can save non-food items in your freezer as well. Make room for [...]

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How to Start Couponing

March 7, 2012

I admit it,  a guilty pleasure of mine is to watch the couponing shows on TV.I actually watched my first one on accident, but from that point I was hooked. I have a family of 6, and trust me they can eat! Our grocery bill is HIGH –but that would be a totally different blog [...]

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Freebie Friday: Free Credit Report

November 9, 2007

Identity theft has been on the rise for several years now.  The best way to keep track of all of your accounts is to order copies of your credit report on a regular basis.  Due to new Federal Consumer Protection laws, everyone is allowed to receive one free copy of their credit report per year [...]

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