How to Not Go Broke Trying to Afford Childcare

How to Not Go Broke Trying to Afford Childcare

Childcare can present many problems for working parents. Finding a safe, reliable, and affordable place to send your kids each day may not be easy. For those living in smaller areas, there may be limitations in daycare options. Because finding appropriate care is so important, it certainly can help to plan ahead and have a backup plan if things go wrong. Here are 5 tips for finding child care you can trust and afford...

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Spending Less on Family Trips – 5 Tips!

Spending Less on Family Trips – 5 Tips!

There are many ways to make a family vacation both fun and affordable. Even if you plan a weekend road trip to locations close by, you can still benefit from getting away from it all and spending quality time with your spouse and kids. Here are 5 tips for a more cost-effective, family-friendly road trip...

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Cut the Bull – Talking to Tweens About Money Management

Cut the Bull – Talking to Tweens About Money Management

The ‘tween age group, those who are not yet teens but still tend to spend a lot of money due to the large amounts of marketing being thrown their way these days, can learn many things about money to help prepare them for their years ahead. If parents are not teaching kids how to be responsible with their money, no one else is really doing that job for them. High schools and even colleges do not often cover the basic financial foundation lessons people need to know for the rest of their lives. Starting while kids are still young and impressionable can help instill habits that will help them manage their money more effectively in adulthood.

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FREE Gift Ideas for Moms: What Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day

FREE Gift Ideas for Moms: What Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day

Each year on Mother’s Day, I give my kids the same gift ideas that I offer at every birthday and Christmas. As the mother of three girls, there are just two things I really, really want for any given holiday. A clean house and well-behaved children.

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Affording Fido: Is a Family Pet in Your Future?

Affording Fido: Is a Family Pet in Your Future?

There are not too many parents that can escape the ‘can we, please?’ question when it comes to pets. There are some families that will always have pets and there are families that will reject the idea time and again. For those families that are open to the pet idea, it is important to remember that adopting or buying a pet of any kind is an expense that will carry on for year and you need to be sure you are able to fit pet care into your budget. Some considerations to make before agreeing to bring a pet into your household...

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Great Gifts for the Soon to be Graduate

Great Gifts for the Soon to be Graduate

With many high school and college graduations approaching, it can be difficult to figure out an affordable gift that is also practical and will be put to good use. There are many soon-to-be graduates that appear to really have all they could possibly need so finding the ideal gift can be frustrating. Gift-giving certainly is MORE »

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Does Commitment Set You Free?

Does Commitment Set You Free?

By making a commitment to get out of debt and by adding restrictions to my spending it has been completely liberating and not horribly constricting like I expected. Who would’ve guessed that by limiting myself, by telling myself “No”, that a weight would be lifted, that I would finally feel free? How to Commit to Anything...

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Totally Free Entertainment Options

Totally Free Entertainment Options

When you start to think about cutting back on spending, entertainment is usually right up there at the top of the list of things to eliminate. But, did you know that apart from YouTube there are a ton of other great options for free online entertainment?

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