Our Virgin Voyages Cruise was a Disaster
Our recent cruise with Virgin Voyages was AWFUL. We usually aren’t picky, but there were a BUNCH of things we disliked about this cruise line. We won’t be back.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Weird Items Professional Movers will Move and Oddly Common Ones they Won’t
So, you are getting ready to move. Now what? Some people think that you just get on Google and search for Professional Movers Near Me. That’s somewhat true, but I’ve stumbled across this interesting list of items movers won’t move and some of them are ones I wouldn’t have thought twice about. I’ll bet you…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
3 Ways to Avoid Clutter When You Love Bargain Shopping
Newsflash! There is a HUGE connection between excess clutter and bargain shopping. It’s true. After all, that stuff didn’t just walk into your house all by itself. I get it, believe me. When something is such a good deal, it’s sometimes really HARD to pass it up, even if you don’t have some place to…
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…
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 –…
Do you Struggle with Using a Planner for Productivity?
If you struggle with using a planner for productivity, you need to read this post. I was in that same boat. Believe me, I’ve tried ALL the planners out there – apps, paper ones, websites, lists, rotating reminder apps. I was just on the struggle bus. BUT I finally found a productivity planner that WORKS…