Category: This and That
It Seems Like Just Yesterday – Dressing For The Occasion
My son made his confirmation three years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the first time he’d really ever been asked to dress up. We had a bit of a difference of opinion on clothes. He wore a Confirmation gown, but obviously needed to wear something underneath. I told him he [...]
How To Save Money On Your Family Car
These days we could all stand to save some money on our cars. The following is a guest post containing a list of suggestions that’s valid for anyone that drives anywhere. This content was provided by the UK-based company, Passsmart.com. A car is an expensive commitment, and one which you’re going to want to make [...]
Enjoy Bigger Savings By Couponing
My Mom does amazing things with coupons. She has a lot more patience than I do. She’ll only buy things with a coupon, and generally she’ll only buy those when the items are on sale. I’m definitely no extreme coupon pro, so I don’t have much advice to offer. But, I do have some tips [...]
Dealing With Hairballs
Do you have cats? I am a cat person. If you’ve been reading for a while you may recall that I currently have two cats, a Himalayan named Romeo and a Siamese named Jules. Jules fur isn’t super short, but it isn’t nearly as long as Romeo’s fur. Jules almost never gets hairballs. Romeo, on [...]
Learning Can Be Fun So Why Not Learn Something New Every Day
I believe that a person is never too old to learn, and that a person can never have too much education. I like to learn new things. I don’t think a person can ever have enough knowledge. I truly believe that a person should try to learn at least one new thing every day, and [...]
Time To Bounce
Did you ever notice that kids seem to always want to bounce. I don’t blame them, bouncing can be fun. Young kids seem to always be jumping on the bed. Bouncing starts sometime as a toddler. Both of my kids did it. Heck, even now, CJ is 13 years old and from time to time [...]
March Wrap-Up – Closing Out A Busy Month
Spring time is here! There’s so much to do during spring, as the cold of winter is ending and the heat of summer hasn’t rolled in yet. There are many different days to celebrate and lots of activities to do during this time of year. I did a lot of schoolwork during the month of [...]
Do You Still Use Checks?
I got my first checking account when I was seventeen years old. Back then you didn’t have to worry about how much it cost to have a checking account. Checking accounts were free. There were no debit cards back then, so everything was done by check. Basically, it’s the complete opposite of how things are [...]
Collectible Car Clutter
I love my parents dearly but they have their quirks. They are packrats. Hubby and I have known it for years. I have never considered hubby to be a packrat, or myself for that matter. I’m not ready to be on an episode of Hoarders or anything, but the time has come for something to [...]
Teaching Your Kids Important Security Lessons
I know that home safety is important. Here’s a guest post from Evelyn containing some simple home safety tips. Training your children from an early age about personal and home security will make it easier later on in life. It starts with simple lessons, such as how to make the 9-1-1 call, the always popular [...]
Cooper Tire My Every Day Road Trip Contest
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooper Tire. All opinions are 100% mine. We traveled from time to time when I was growing up. Money was tight, so for the most part our travel was here on the East Coast. Later in life, after I'd moved out, my parents started [...]
Three Things That You Should Do When You Get A New Printer
This is a sponsored post. As always, all personal opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced by the sponsor. I love tech products. Gadgets, computers, even printers. Whenever I get something new I have to open it right up and play with it. I’m a Mac person at heart, which means I [...]
The Drive To The City
People sometimes ask me why I don’t go into the city more. Some have even asked why I don’t consider working there. After all, I’m only a little over one hour outside of it. There are a number of reasons, but the biggest one is actually the expense. The following guest post from Maria on [...]
Saving In Real Time
There’s no such time as too young to start learning about money, savings and spending responsibly. Here is a guest post from Kerry on how to help teach your child how to be financially responsible. Financial responsibility begins at home and you are your kids’ best teachers. They’ll learn the basics when it comes to [...]
The Benefits of Buying Off-Season
I was just talking about this the other day. In the winter when your slippers wear out, you can’t find slippers in the store. Here’s are some tips to off-season shopping, sent in by Amanda. Have you ever walked into the department store around Christmas time, and found that all of the Christmas items cost [...]
