1. Make a budget.If you want to bail out your budget, and have some money so things are not so tight, the first thing you have to do is have a budget. Create a spending plan that accounts for the things you typically spend money on and limit your spending to an allotted amount. … [Read more...] about 10 Steps to Your Budget Bailout
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Promise Not Kept
Can your children count on you? Can your kids count on what you say today meaning the same thing tomorrow? When nine-year-old Chelsey was in the fifth grade, Mr. Ramirez wanted her to work harder and perhaps bring her Bs and Cs up to As so he made her a deal, he would give her … [Read more...] about Promise Not Kept
5 Questions to Consider Before Buying a Vaporizer
Now that you have considered buying a vaporizer for your baby, you should know that all it takes is an informed and smart decision and not art or science in getting one. Remember that you get what you pay for, so you really need to make sure that any kind of deal you will get … [Read more...] about 5 Questions to Consider Before Buying a Vaporizer
Battling the Gimmies
Children want stuff.Unfortunately, that natural desire is too often overwhelmed by our culture of consumerism. For many families, the mass marketing of everything from video games to new clothes is a constant part of their day. And as children grow and try to find their place in … [Read more...] about Battling the Gimmies
Need to Know: Allowances and Teens
When it comes to teens and their allowances parents know that they must tread softly. To teens, the ability to buy what is fashionable, fun and entertaining is almost defining to their personality (or at least what they want to project as their personality). Teenage years … [Read more...] about Need to Know: Allowances and Teens
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to