Parents With Substance Abuse Disorder: 8 Tips for Teens

Growing up in a house where one or both parents suffer from a substance abuse disorder can be incredibly challenging.  I know this because both of my parents were alcoholics for as long as I can remember. There was uncertainty, shame, embarrassing moments, and isolation my entire childhood. At the time, I did not realize […] Read more…

Happens to all of us - you get laid off from your job. What to do about your budget? Here are three tips of what to do about it.

Laid Off? 3 Steps to Manage Your Budget

Losing your job isn’t an easy pill to swallow. In fact, many companies from around the country are laying off large percentages of their workforce in order to cut labor costs. There are numerous considerations to keep in mind while you’re in between jobs, which can help you lay out a financial plan to make […] Read more…

The Path to Eagle Scout

The Path to Eagle Scout

Do you have a new Scout? Are you looking for ways that your son or daughter can be successful in the program? I am here to tell you that there are ways that you can help guide them along the path to Eagle Scout Mom’s Guide to Eagle: 3 Tips for Success This is a […] Read more…

Extra Income Ideas for Retirees

7 Genius Ideas for Extra Income for Retirees

My husband and I both took unusually early retirement plans, mainly because we’d gotten to the point where we HATED our jobs!  It sounds a bit scary, but actually it was a very smart and compassionate thing to do.  Life is too short to suffer in a job where you are extremely unhappy just to […] Read more…

Is Your Exhausted Teen Getting Enough Sleep

Our Teens are Exhausted How to Get Them More Sleep

Parenting teens is HARD.  One thing that makes it even harder is when your teens are exhausted from lack of sleep.  If there is one thing that is epidemic with teens, it is overstress and lack of sleep and it is clearly affecting their mental health at a time in life when they are struggling to […] Read more…

Save More Money on Travel

Genius Tips to Save More Money on Travel

I love to travel more than anything else in this world!  On our recent trip to Hawaii, we found some great new options to save more money on travel, so I thought I’d pass them on to you guys.  Actually, I found some ways that I would recommend along with some ways I wouldn’t recommend […] Read more…

Organize Your Monthly Bills

Clever Strategies to Organize Your Monthly Bills

I spend a lot of time doing debt-free counseling with people.  A lot of the issues I see them struggling with are just due to poor bill paying strategies for handling their monthly bills. It’s no wonder. They don’t teach that stuff in school and many parents never think to explicitly cover bill paying strategies […] Read more…

4 Skills to Teach Your Kids About Money

Learning how to use money responsibly teaches kids to be responsible in all aspects of life. If they know and understand the value of money, they’ll become responsible adults. If you teach your kids about money early, you develop their confidence and they learn to analyze situations, particularly those that deal with money. Early financial […] Read more…

Visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

If you’re huge Potterheads, like my family, then the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter is a must visit. The Wizarding World is not just one, but two completely immersive Harry Potter lands within two parks. Experience wizarding attractions and rides, magical shows, shopping and dining. There is a lot of ground to cover when it […] Read more…

10 Ways to Strategically Prepare for a Divorce

There are tons of resources, both online and offline, on things you should do when you are preparing for a divorce. A lot of these resources give practical tips, legal insight and some even provide ways to prepare emotionally. What most fail to do though, is to give insight on how to leave your marriage […] Read more…

Smash Those Bad Habits That Keep You Stuck

Probably more than any other factor, your bad habits or good habits literally control your whole life.  I find that so fascinating that I’ve devoted a lot of my life of working to smash those bad habits that are keeping ME stuck.  In fact, a ton of the posts on this site are devoted to […] Read more…

How to Speed Clean your Messy Kitchen

I’m a huge fan of the speed clean.  Part of it is that I hate cleaning, but also because I have like a zillion other things I really love doing, and the faster I can sprint through my cleaning routine, the quicker I can get to the fun stuff.   I’ve actually studied this stuff – […] Read more…

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