Summer is just days away, this means that mommies everywhere will be making plans for the arrival of their Thanksgiving and Christmas babies. What this means for many, Baby Shower invites coming in from every direction. Baby Showers are fun to go to, but they can be stressful when trying to purchase a baby shower… Continue Reading
I’ve partnered with Genworth Financial to bring you these helpful tips to help prepare for retirement. (All thoughts are my own) At what age do you start thinking about planning for retirement? When I was working full time, had a 401K and no kids, retirement saving was in full force. Now that I am a… Continue Reading
Kids are expensive. You know that. They don’t know that. It’s one of the magical parts of childhood—you don’t have to worry about how much things cost. Your parents just give you what you need. When we’re little, it’s okay to assume that somehow we will always just get the things we need. As we… Continue Reading
Being a foster carer can be extraordinarily difficult and incredibly rewarding at the same time. Giving a child in need a home is the same thing as giving them an opportunity to grow into well-rounded happy adults with a variety of goals, dreams and ambitions. If you are interested in becoming a foster carer in… Continue Reading
After getting married and having children, buying a home was one of the biggest decisions in my life. My husband and I were married, living in an apartment with our first child on the way. We wanted a place of our own, a place to raise our children and a place that we could make… Continue Reading
Sticking to a budget is something I have trouble with, especially when it comes to throwing a child’s birthday party. I’ve tried the envelope method, the “I’m only going to take this much out of our account” method and even tried the credit card method. The only option that I haven’t tried is the Visa… Continue Reading
Making plans for long term care isn’t an easy topic to talk about. I just turned over another birthday, and with age, things like life insurance, long term care, and wills are becoming a topical conversation in my home. We don’t want to put financial burden on our children as we get older and we… Continue Reading
H&R Block At Home Premium Edition allows you to file taxes at home with ease and convenience. Sound scary? The last time that I tried to file my taxes at home, my situation was a simple and single W2. Being a blogger, I now have deductions, 1099-misc forms, my husbands W2’s and enough paperwork to… Continue Reading
What is your worth as a stay at home mom? I recently came across an article about why women need to purchase life insurance. It was staggering to read that 43% of working women do not have life insurance. While they didn’t give statistics, I can only imagine the rate of uninsured stay at home… Continue Reading
Financial literacy is something that I’m working hard to teach my children early on in life. We are starting with the simple aspect of earning money for simple chores, learning to save our money and to spend wisely. Little do my children know, they are not only learning about how to save money,… Continue Reading
