Organizing Your Finances (A Simple Method)

Organizing Your Finances (A Simple Method)

It’s almost the end of the year, so why not get off to the right start with your finances in the upcoming year?  It can be overwhelming to keep up with all the money going in and out of your household or small business month to month.  I have a little system that I use MORE »

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Christmas Gifts for Kids: How Much is Too Much?

Christmas Gifts for Kids: How Much is Too Much?

When my daughter was about a year old and experiencing her first Christmas, I think I might have gone overboard. Starting a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, I became hooked on going to different stores all by myself on Fridays after work (payday) and picking out presents to wrap up for her. Mostly it was MORE »

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Kids’ Finance Lessons from Your Halloween Candy

Kids’ Finance Lessons from Your Halloween Candy

Another Halloween is behind us, and we have enough candy to last through Christmas! The girls have carefully sorted their haul and proceeded with the annual tradition of bartering, negotiating, and trading. They’ve been taxed, they’ve freely gifted our favorites, and they’ve worked together to be sure everyone has what they “need.” What our girls MORE »

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And Just Like That We’re Holiday Shopping

And Just Like That We’re Holiday Shopping

November is right around the corner, and that can only mean one thing: Christmas shopping is in full swing. No offense, Thanksgiving. Personally, I don’t really mind Christmas showing up in October. I’m a fall and winter person, and as such I find little hints of coming joy in the ornaments and lights being displayed MORE »

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How to Keep Kids from Circling Everything the Catalog

How to Keep Kids from Circling Everything the Catalog

I remember going through my grandma’s catalogs when I was little, circling all the things I wanted for Christmas. Everyone used it as a wishlist for holiday shopping throughout the season. Now, we have an Amazon wishlist setup for each girl that family can use, if they want ideas for gifts — but, my girls MORE »

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