Get your home ready for winter

July 1, 2011

Preparing your home for the winter months is vital if you plan on saving money on energy costs. Before the chill hits, take the time this fall to winterize your house for the snowy season ahead. First of all, keep those gutters clean. Gutters tend to collect debris during the fall, so make sure you [...]

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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR RETIREMENT?

June 21, 2011

It is amazing how many people say that retirement crept up on them! One minute you are busy developing a career and raising a family and then the next minute, it seems you are able to retire. Where did the time go and how are you going to cope without a regular paycheck? Now is [...]

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THE BEST WAY TO PAY FOR YOUR HOLIDAY

June 3, 2011

The prospect of the annual vacation isn’t always as restful as the break itself, with concerns about saving, budgeting and paying for the holiday that your family wants. The trick, as with everything, is to plan in advance. In the same way that Christmas should be saved for during the preceding year, annual vacations should [...]

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Birthdays on a budget

May 16, 2011

Birthdays can be pricey at the best of times, If you’re throwing a child’s birthday party, you don’t want to break the bank, so first, check out the cost of any shopping using a price comparison site such as Moneysupermarket. Deciding on which games are to be at the party is a good place to [...]

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5 FRUGAL FAMILY DAYS OUT FOR EASTER

April 13, 2011

After tightening your belt for a frugal Mother’s Day, the last thing you needed was the Easter holidays coming along to relieve you of any money that you may have saved. But that’s exactly what has happened and there’s a giant, egg-bearing bunny on it’s way to empty your wallet. The worse news though is [...]

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5 TOP TIPS FOR A FRUGAL MOTHER’S DAY

March 29, 2011

Mother’s Day is almost upon us and unless your kids are of an employable age – or you’ve had them working a paper round since they could walk – then the likelihood is that the present-buying responsibility will fall on your shoulders. And if money is tight this year, as it is for many of [...]

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Interview With A Stay-At-Home Dad

March 15, 2011

Traditionally, the man of the household is seen as the wage-earner, or ‘breadwinner’. The woman chooses to stay at home raising the kids and generally keeping the home running. In modern times, a reversal of these roles is common, but how do men really feel when they find themselves doing the ‘woman’s work’? Let’s find [...]

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Warning: Our 1yo Got into RX Medication and So Can Yours

March 6, 2011

This isn’t the type of thing a parent normally wants to publicize on the internet, but given the circumstances and how “protected” we thought we were from this type of event, I would be remiss to NOT highlight what happened to us and how it can happen to you too. The other day, my wife [...]

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Is Your Spouse Committing Financial Adultery?

January 24, 2011

One of the most prominent struggles for parents is financial matters.  Kids, marital problems, health issues and bad luck aside, money issues still comprise the largest portion of reasons for arguments and divorce amongst couples.  As such, it’s key to be aligned in philosophies on income, expenditures, savings and investments. In today’s rapid-fire world of [...]

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Are Chinese Moms “Superior”? Clearly NOT

January 13, 2011

After reading an article that I wished would just go away, it didn’t, so I figured I’d contribute to the dialogue with my observations and assessments.  First, Amy Chua, a fame-hungry professor pushing a book published her account of why Chinese Moms Are Superior at the Wall Street Journal.  I guess they were going for [...]

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