Should toddlers be using high tech gadgets?
Mandy Knight, Editor To Return or Not to Return? That is the question this boxing day. Whether ‘tis rude to snub the gift giver and return for cash, or live with a gift that is less than desirable....
View ArticleHey Lady, that expensive car is killing your dreams!
It’s reliable, safe, and relatively inexpensive. Why would I trade it in? But at least you’ve got a nice ride to work. I drive a 2007 Chevy Malibu and I have three kids. Most people are flabbergasted...
View ArticleA Dream Home on the Lake
This summer we bought a really special home, it was our dream home. Originally we saw the value as it was well built, on the lake, but horribly outdated and dirty. We weren’t sure if we were buying an...
View ArticleOur Dream Home Renovation – Demolition
Wow, I feel like Ty Pennington, although breaking stuff in a home you purchased results in some mixed feelings. Before any dream home renovation comes the demolition. We are destroying value, and...
View ArticleNo Valentines Day Gift?
No Valentines Day Gift? Don’t worry, I’ve got the solution Wish it could be an easy as holding handing hands and stopping to smell the flowers? Maybe it could! Everyone is scrambling this morning....
View ArticleHow to Pay off your mortgage in 3 NOT-SO-EASY steps
A picture of our diggs, and it’s all ours since we paid off our mortgage! Killing your mortgage in 5 years is hard. But hey, the hardest things are the most rewarding In 2009 Derek and I became...
View ArticleValue your Spending before you Spend your Money
Think twice before you buy, Do your purchases reflect your personal values? I love a good deal, how about you? You know the kind of deal where you can ask your girlfriend to guess how much you paid...
View ArticleValue your Spending with a Spending Diet
Mom, can we where goggles when we eat our fish sticks? Yup! How to Value your Spending: Readers Questions Part 1 I received a few e-mails after our Value your Spending post. I know that if a few of...
View ArticleNew Kind of Giveaway
Do you have a case of the Mondays? I’ve got the cure Do you have a case of the Mondays? Monday’s usually suck, but not this Monday. This is the first of 4 Miraculous Mondays where I’ll debut a...
View ArticleA New Take on a Popular Random Act of Kindness
100 peopled surveyed, the top 4 answers are on the board. Name a popular random act of kindness #1 Buy someone a coffee After the horrible events at Sandy Hook Elementary I wrote a post about 26...
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