02/07/2012

5 Things to Know About Budgeting

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I am on a mission to maintain an air tight budget and have a financial plan in place. Owning a home, having a family, student loans to pay back among other expenses, add up and I have found myself putting in more time and effort trying to figure out ways to keep more money in [...]

5 Ways to Spend Less When Eating Out

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Cutting back doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t treat yourself, it just means that we need to be smart about how we go about enjoying ourselves without going overboard. Check out some great ways to spend less and still have a good time. Choose water over soda or alcohol Consider ordering an appetizer as your meal. [...]

Talking to Our Kids about Tragedies and Disasters: Tips from World Vision

When disasters like Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, often our children will likely catch a glimpse of the disturbing footage of the devastation of will have questions about what’s going on. Below are some tips compliments of the humanitarian organization World Vision on how to talk with children about this disaster and its effect. World Vision [...]

Review: MEGA Bloks Domino Build Game

Mega Domino Build Game

As a mom to a 2 year old who loves to build and stack things, I often have a hard time finding interactive games for his age.  Most games are for older kids and those that are age appropriate are often (at least I feel) very limiting. With that said, I was very happy to [...]

Controlling Your Financial Life

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Everyone has their own financial strategies, some work better than others but for the most part we all need to have some sort of long-term plan or strategy in place for our future and that of our family. Take a good look and evaluate your spending habits? Do you spend without a care in the [...]

“It’s Time To Talk Day” Tells The Story of Abuse

Today, December 8th, 2010 Liz Claiborne Inc., in collaboration with Talk Radio News Service, MTV, Mariska Harigitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation and Seventeen Magazine, hosted their 7th annual “It’s Time To Talk Day” in New York City, which raises awareness about domestic violence and teen dating abuse. As our children become adolescents and begin to enter [...]

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