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Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008

Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. Don’t worry about the missing last week of blogs. I’ve gotten quite a few questions about where I have been. The Baby Blog tends to go on hiatus the last week of the month. That may change in the … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: July 28th Through August 3rd

Safety and summer fun have been two themes occurring in the Baby Blog for last week. From tougher toy standards and new information about you baby and second-hand smoke, to fun in the baby pool and enjoyment through volunteering, you’ll find a variety of information and opinion. Some of it might even be controversial. Add your comment! Here, now, is the week in review. July 28th Baby Blog Week in Review: July 21st Through July 27th What types of activities do you like to do with your baby? Is it playing on the floor, reading or taking walks? How about … Continue reading →

Time Tight? Prioritize Your Interests

We talk here in the single parents blog about the importance of finding time for self care and personal interests, but I know first hand that it is much easier to talk about it than to actually find the time and energy to do it. One of life’s lessons that I learned from an older mentor is that instead of just giving up and giving in as a single parent and assuming that we are going to have to put our personal interests on hold until our kids are out of the house or our life situations change–we can prioritize. … Continue reading →

FInancial Lessons I Learned from Selling a Car

Want me to tell you what I recently learned from selling a car? Actually it was two vehicles, In the past two weeks. One was an SUV and the other a pick up truck. It was an interesting experience. Our normal modus operandi is to purchase a car and then maintain it until it basically turns into dust, so selling cars is pretty new to both my husband and myself. So why did we do it and what did I learn in the process? Be Prepared to Seize an Opportunity There is something called an opportunity cost that can work … Continue reading →

5 Tips for a Fitter Thanksgiving

Hosting the Thanksgiving meal this week, I have a lot to do. And I will be honest…exercising is not one of the first things on my mind. In fact, if I could have my way, it would be skipped this entire week. At least that’s what the “old” me would have done. I would have gone into this week thinking, “I already know that I will be eating more than I usually do come Thursday, so why bother to workout?” The thinking is that I will just start again on Monday. But like I said, that is what the old … Continue reading →

Monetary Appreciation

In college, my roommate and I would rarely eat at sit-down restaurants (even the cheaper ones) because we didn’t want to spend extra to tip the server. I didn’t wait tables during college, but if I did I would certainly hope that patrons would be generous (or, at the very least, fair) when it came time to dole out a tip. But what is “fair” these days? Unless the service truly stinks, I don’t tip less than 15-20 percent at restaurants. Is that fair? And who deserves a tip anyway? Should I be tipping the woman who washes my hair, … Continue reading →

Can You Afford to Save?

Financial experts, from Suze Orman to Maria Bartiromo often suggest putting away a set amount of cash each month to cover emergencies. The advice looks great on paper, but when you’re pinching pennies saving money can be next to impossible. After all, how can you save what you don’t have? According to experts, in cases where your budget is stretched to the limit, you should still put aside a few dollars per month. Even if you are only able to sock away $250 to $500 in a year’s time that money can help offset unexpected expenses, such as vehicle repairs … Continue reading →

Taking Inventory Of The Freezer

This weekend I cleaned out the refrigerator, nothing earth shattering about that except that it was way over due. Once I was finished with the fridge I moved on to the freezer. There was a lot of unidentifiable stuff in there that I had to throw out. As I was cleaning out the freezer I thought about all the money I’m throwing away because I never know what I have. I go to the grocery store, fill the fridge and the freezer, the overflow goes into the freezer in the basement where I promptly forget about it. I find myself … Continue reading →

Free Things You May Or May Not Know About

In my opinion and I am sure the opinion of many of you, the best price for anything is free. While we can not get everything that we want and need for free, it is nice to know that sometimes we do get a break. Today, as I was perusing the interesting information on Yahoo! Finance, I came across Farnoosh Torabi’s list of some great things that won’t cost you anything. Some of the things on the list were not surprising to me, but some of them were things that I had not heard about. In the “already knew about … Continue reading →

Spending Money You Don’t Have

My dad despises credit cards. He always says that using a credit card is spending money you don’t have. In essence, a credit card is a type of loan, which can carry an extremely high interest rate if you are not careful. One of the ways you can keep your credit card balances from ruining your financial future is to examine the reason you use them. For example, if you regularly whip out a credit card to make purchases whenever you see something you really, really want, but really, really don’t have the money for, then you might be an … Continue reading →