Tips

Creating a Family Finance Plan

February 14, 2012

It’s still early in the year, and if you haven’t created a family finance plan, now is the time! Regardless of how much research and planning you do, your budgeting and savings plans cannot succeed unless both you and your spouse are on the same page. If you don’t share the same goals, then it’s [...]

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Tip Tuesday: Organizing Your Financial Life

January 10, 2012

January is the perfect month to organize your financial paperwork – these papers tend to accumulate during the year, and it’s great to start the year fresh. If you have a filing cabinet, that’s the perfect place to store your essential paper work. You should also buy some Pendaflex folders, some regular file folders, and [...]

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8 Finance Resolutions for the New Year!

January 7, 2012

It’s the new year, time to create family finance resolutions, revisit your financial habits, make new goals, and start anew! It’s a great opportunity to create a brand new budget, reorganize, and gain control! Every year, I post a list of personal finance resolutions for the New Year. This year, I’m reposting from last year, [...]

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Tip Tuesday: Save Money by Buying Accessories at Craft Stores

January 3, 2012

Do you, like me, enjoy wearing accessories like headbands, necklaces, pins, and barrettes? My daughter also loves accessories, and likes to wear at least one barrette every day. Accessories, especially trendy ones, can be expensive, but even if you aren’t particularly crafty, you can get some stylish accessories at a fabulous price just by shopping [...]

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How Every Little Bit Counts When Saving for College

December 5, 2011

Saving for college can seem like a daunting task. I started saving for college right when my kids were born, and I still feel like I’ve only saved a drop in the bucket of what I’ll need. But, the key to any sort of saving is starting small, and understanding that every little bit helps. [...]

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Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child

November 22, 2011

It’s the third month of the Million Moms Challenge, and my third post is now live on the ABC New site! As a parent, I’m extremely lucky. Although I was initially concerned about the health of my children (my son was born with an enlarged kidney and my daughter was premature) both are completely healthy. [...]

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Teaching My Kids How to Clean

October 11, 2011

Now that my little ones are now 7 and 5 (where does that time go?), I’m really trying to encourage them to take more responsibility for cleaning up after themselves. After all, they are both in school now, and they have to clean up after themselves there. I’m not 100% successful yet, but they are [...]

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Preparing for Preschool? Here are 5 Tips to Help You Get Ready!

September 20, 2011

Do you have a child starting preschool? This can be a huge step for any family, because it often is a big change for both the child and to the mom and dad. Even kids who are already in daycare will find that preschool is so different, as it’s the first time they are really [...]

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College Savings Plans: 529 101

August 23, 2011

You may have noticed that many financial accounts are named seemingly arbitrary names, like 529, 401k, 403b. Those names generally come from the part of the tax code that created them, but it’s awfully confusing for most people. If you have children, or are even thinking of having kids, it’s important that you understand 529s [...]

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Saving Money During Back to School Season

August 11, 2011

It seems as though the summer has just started, and yet my kids are about to go back to school in just three short weeks. While our elementary school doesn’t send home school supply shopping lists, there’s still plenty of things that we need to purchase. So, how can moms save money during this time [...]

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Teaching Your Kids About Money: Giveaway

June 20, 2011

As you probably know, I’m incredibly passionate about teaching kids about money and personal finance. My career, prior to becoming a blogger/freelance writer, was in corporate finance for a large mutual fund company, and I’m always disappointed in how little personal finance education our children get. It’s really up to parents to teach our kids [...]

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Toy Review Week: 5 Tips to Organizing Your Toys

May 24, 2011

This week is toy review week on Mom’s Favorite Stuff, and if you are anything like our family, you can’t add any toys in your home until you organize or clear out some of the old toys. Here are five tips of things you can do now to clean and organize your kids’ toys. [...]

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