Working Hard So You Don't Have To
Sometimes keeping to a budget is so hard. At least for me it is. I’m going to assume it’s a small rail against authority, even though the authority is… myself. Creating your own method for making a monthly budget can be be daunting at first. “Where do I begin?” “What should I put on it?” “How much am I… Read More
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Every so often I get into my head that I’m going to start a weekly menu board and plan out our family’s dinners. After a month or so I fall out of the habit, but that’s mostly because of ADHD and not because it wasn’t fun or easy to do. Actually, it IS fun, and it IS easy and… Read More
Last Spring was ROUGH for us. As a newly minted teenager, our son thought he was immediately smarter than us. Now while I knew this was coming (being a previous teen monster myself) I was still not prepared for actuality of living through it with my own child. So began the CRACKDOWN. Backstory- Let me set the scene When early… Read More
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It’s been a while since I was a military wife, but you never forget what it felt like to pick up and move every few years. After 16 moves in total I feel like an expert on the process. While the best resource for each family is with their own ombudsman, sometimes you just need a little outside advice. There… Read More
As soon as they come out, the germs are out to get them. Every little kid gets sick at some point. The trick is to be prepared so your aren’t left helpless and needing stuff when the inevitable does happen. Do you have the good stuff to help with coughing? The right supplies to manage a runny nose? The… Read More
Kids are expensive. Feeding, clothing, housing, educating, sports/ hobbies, etc… Even if you don’t have any of your own, just knowing people with kids can get expensive. Gifts for birthdays, holidays and food (when they come over) can really wrack up. One of the many, many expenses that can get out of hand fast are those associated with birthdays. Not only… Read More
I don’t know about you but for me, back to school time is stressful. There is SO MUCH to prepare for. Clothing, pencils, notebooks, tissues, dry erase markers, etc… You can easily spend a few hundred dollars if you don’t plan ahead or use rebate apps like Ibotta or Ebates. Have you ever had a conversation with a teacher at… Read More
Morning routine got you down? Don’t try to be a super parent and do everything for everyone. Help your kids learn responsibility and self sufficiency by giving them their own jobs to do. In TV shows or movies the parents are up in the kitchen making breakfast, fully dressed ready for work and have lunches packed in a line on… Read More
Our little guys and gals are precious little monsters. They take all of our money, all of our energy, and most of all, our patience. None of that matters though. We love them and want to give them the world. So what can we as parents do to make our children happy? Shower them with gifts? Take them on vacations?… Read More
Throw the birthday party you want, without throwing money away. Kids are expensive. Pretty much everything kid related has a hefty price tag on it. Don’t get me started on clothing, sports, or college. I’m sure I could Google some statistics on the current and rising costs, but I don’t need to. I know that whatever it is, I’ll be frowning (and… Read More
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