Random Acts of Kindness Ideas Whether it is holiday season or any other time of the year, random acts of kindness are helpful for everyone. Other people benefit from your gesture and you get to have the warm fuzzies from the act itself. Which is why it is important to find random acts of kindness that don't cost money - or cost very little. The good news - and what 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:
5 Common Missteps People Make At Their First Job (And How To Avoid Them)
Common Job Mistakes Whenever you enter a new situation, you might feel that there’s a well of unspoken knowledge everyone else seems to know. Especially at your first real job, it may seem like everyone but you knows how things function at the company. And to some degree, this is true; each workplace has a microculture that goes beyond the basic dress code continue reading...
Ten Household Hacks To Repurpose Things You Already Own
Ten Household Hacks To Repurpose Things You Already Own When it comes right down to it, we all want to save money. There aren't many people in this world who are given the choice between the same item selling for $10 and $20 at two different stores and opt for the $20 item. That said, when it comes to saving money, sometimes it isn't about finding the best savings. It is continue reading...
9 Tips For Reducing Your Grocery Bill
How Do I Reduce My Grocery Bill? Just like so many of us, I know you're asking, "How do I lower my bills?" Saving money at the grocery store checkout is important to all of us, but knowing how to shop smart will help you to save even more. If you follow these tips, you'll likely be close to cutting your grocery bill in half. It is all about being smart and knowing the continue reading...
7 Ways To Pull Meals Together When You Have No Income
Broke Meal Plans If you've recently found yourself without a job and where your resources are severely limited, you're probably worried about what to do as far as feeding the family. Take a deep breath and relax for a minute. There are ways that you can pull meals together even when you don’t have an income. Here are some tips to help you eat better and reduce at least one continue reading...
How To Decide If Your Stuff Is Useful Or Complete Clutter
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...
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...