I love holidays--the food, the festivity, the fun--but I hate choosing a gift for Derek. Why would I dislike giving presents to the guy who's given me everything? Because the dude claims he wants nothing, nada, zip! EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR....
A long time ago, when I was in middle school, my parents made the life-changing decision to gift my little sister and I a Florida 4-Year College Plan. Being fiscally-minded, my parents wanted to send both my sister and...
Heard of Etsy? If you haven't gone to the bathroom in a while I suggest you do because you may just pee your pants with excitement! Well, just go anyway because once you start browsing on Etsy you could...
If there’s one huge gift we as parents can give our kids, it’s the knowledge they need to grow up to be financially stable adults.
As National Teach Your Child to Save Day rolls around this month (April 20), now...
The holidays are coming up quickly, and that means holiday shopping, peppermint mochas, and festive decorations. But is it going to look the same this year? That’s definitely the question.
It has been a year of many challenges and changes....
YES!! Summer is over. I love summer, I really do — including the heat and all the ice cream and beach days that go along with it — but nine weeks of ever-changing schedules is getting to me, and...
Spring is here! And before you know it you'll be scrambling to fill your child's Easter baskets with goodies. Don't wait until the last minute! Instead of picking up those candy items in the checkout line or heading to...
Time is funny. It's slow when you want it to go by fast, and fast when you want it to be slow. Many of us may have recently had more time to "slow down" physically, but mentally, life has...
While your child may know the basics when it comes to spending and (hopefully) saving money, with age comes an increase in responsibility (as we know all too well). As your not-so-little one grows into a teenager, you can...
Growing up, I had three siblings. Monica, a sister four years my junior; Misti, a small-but-important-step-away-from-feral cat; and Mac-named for Paul McCartney and my Grandaddy-a pit bull/ ehhhhh, questionably American Bulldog mix. Misti and Mac were both rescues--she from under...
What time of year do most people think about their taxes? January and February, when those tax documents start coming in the mail? March? Or is it April when you start hearing about promotions for free coffee from Dunkin...
Can you believe that my husband and I never argue about money? Well, at least not since we started budgeting many years ago. Don't get me wrong... we're not some sort of super lovey-dovey couple who never has had...