Being financially stable, requires spending less money than you earn. It’s an easy concept to understand, but one that can be quite difficult to execute. Identifying the spending habits that are negatively affecting you is the first step in becoming financially healthy. So, let’s take a look at some common overspending habits and how to…
Budgeting
Dealing with Holiday Debt and More
Now that the holidays are over, and life has returned back to normal, or as normal as life can be, you may be dealing with holiday debt and more or you may be right back on track. Depending on the path you have taken in life, or what obstacles have gotten in your way, can…
Too Much to Drink? Battling A Nasty Hangover
Indulging in a tall glass can help take the edge off after a long day. Whether you invite some friends over for a glass of wine or enjoy a much-deserved night out. The problem with indulging in anything though, much less alcohol, is that it may be too much. As the saying goes, too much…
Help for the Holiday
As the holidays approach, you may find yourself feeling run down. Filling your days with shopping, planning a holiday dinner for the entire family, cooking, cleaning, decorating and attending activities with the kids. While this time of year brings excitement and memorable events, it can also be quite stressful if you are the one in…
Fall is Here
We made it through October. That means Halloween is over, but is that candy bowl still sitting on your kitchen counter? It’s time to throw it away! Let’s face it, the kids have had enough. They have probably been on a sugar high for the last week, and who needs that. Sugar brings out the…
Halloween: Trick or Treat Smell My Feet
Halloween is almost here! Trick or treat, smell my feel, give me something good to eat! While string lights and pumpkins brighten our windows, ghosts, ghouls, and goblins haunt our streets. Most children, and even some adults, find it hard to contain their excitement at this time of year. Whether it’s a scary Halloween story,…
Easy Budgeting Tips
It’s hard to be impartial about money. So much of our social standing and sense of self-worth comes from what we earn and what we have. We often fool ourselves and others that the financial situation we are in is better than it actually is. Wouldn’t it be nice to actually be in a more…
Back to School Costs
It’s that time of year again. Summer is coming to an end and parents are preparing for their children to go back to school. Whether you have children in grade school, high school, or college, supplies will be needed to start the year of right. Some may also be paying tuition, buying school uniforms or…
Keeping Your Kids Entertained
Keeping your children entertained may be one of the many jobs you have as a parent. Especially if your child or children do not know how to occupy themselves. While grabbing a coloring book and crayons, tackling a puzzle or two is, or breaking out the paints may be fun for the kids, it may…
Earning A Little Extra
As a single mother, I am always trying to find ways to save money or earn a little extra. From clipping coupons, to looking for promo codes online, to using any creative abilities I possess, to make something that will sell. I have had my share of ideas that did not amount to much, but…