Questions To Ask Yourself Do you ever find yourself looking around your home and wondering how you've accumulated so many things? You are not the only one. With all the talk of tidying up over the last year (Marie Kondo anyone?), you have to have glanced around your house. Not done a deep dive necessarily, but considered whether you might have stuff that you don't continue reading...
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
When trying to find a sense of financial empowerment, you have to start from the bottom up.
Learning what finances are important, how to balance your money, how to budget, how to spend money well, how to communicate with your spouse about money, what to teach your children about money and so much more is what will help you develop a healthy relationship with your finances.
Money doesn't have to be difficult and it doesn't require advanced math. Anyone can feel in control of their money if you learn the right tools.
When you feel healthy, you feel empowered. These tips will answer your money questions and help you on the road to define financial empowerment for yourself.
Here are some excellent financial articles to get you started:
New Year Financial Challenge – Save $2020 In 2020 (With Free Printable Tracking Chart)
It is 2020! Are you excited or exhausted? Probably a little of both? At this time of year, the holiday shopping is done, the food preparations are over, cleaning the house can take a break (okay, not really, but let's pretend) and your bank account is spent (see what I did there??). So, I have a New Year's financial challenge for you to get the year started on the right continue reading...
Tips For Helping Someone Else Financially (When You’re On A Tight Budget)
Tips For Helping Someone Else It can be really tough - watching those around you struggle financially. In this age of natural and unnatural disasters, it is an issue that will likely exist indefinitely. In addition to this, most of us have people in our lives who we love, but who maybe don't make the best financial decisions. While most of us can absolutely relate to continue reading...
Is Amazon Prime Really Worth It?
Is Amazon Prime Really Worth It? If you are an Amazon shopper, you know all about the debate between whether Amazon Prime is really worth it. After all, it costs $119 to join. I have had Amazon Prime for approximately 17 years, so I can tell you and answer your questions from first-hand experience. Amazon offers many perks with Prime, so let's go through them one by one: FREE continue reading...
Kid Friendly Date Ideas In Autumn
Fun Date Ideas With Your Kids In Autumn One of the best ways that we can bond with our children is by spending a little special time with them. It doesn't have to be multiple days or weekends if you don't have that kind of time, but taking your child on a date here or there can be the key. When you spend time with your child, you are telling them that they are important to continue reading...
The Best Hack For Purchasing Household Items
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. Life is busy, am I right? I find myself watching reruns of old television shows going, "Did they really have time for all of that?" The kids are out playing at the beach all day or running around the neighborhood while the adults are having tea parties and fancy dinners with pearls and continue reading...
How To Find Back To School Outfits On A Budget
Save On Back To School Clothes Summer is well on its way and soon the kids are going to be back on the bus and off for a good seven hours of education each day. Some areas start earlier than others (I think we are among the latest start in Chicago - after Labor Day), but your back to school clothes shopping should start now. Your kids can't possibly be seen in many continue reading...
What Unnecessary Expenses Are Eating Away At Your Finances
Planning out a budget can be a complicated task. You must think of all of the necessary expenses and payments, as well as those items that are unplanned. That said, there are often items in your budget that are unnecessary expenses. Those payments that you make because you always have, but not because they are vital. You don’t need to say goodbye to every little bit continue reading...
Peapod Makes Your Life Easier (Plus Lunchables Sale)
This post is sponsored by Savings.com. All statements and opinions are my own. Have you ever used Peapod grocery delivery? I used to use it all the time when my children were babies. I would place my order for groceries online and it would arrive at my door (at that time I lived in a third floor apartment, so a lot of schlepping!), all ready for me to put away in my continue reading...
Cheap Summer Activities For Kids
Summer Activities For Kids Summer is here and the kids are home! While most of us don't necessarily want to be tied down to entertaining our kids moment to moment, it is important to realize that they will naturally start getting bored because they are not sitting in school all day. (And if you have a child like my oldest, he's bored sometimes even when he wants to be doing continue reading...