Best Way to Spend Tax Refund When that time of year arrives that you receive a nice large amount of refunded tax money, it can be tempting to immediately go on a shopping spree. It's not often we are gifted with what we consider to be extra money, and it can feel nice to spoil ourselves. Before you go on that shopping spree, though, consider these ideas about where you can put … [Read more...] about Best Way to Spend Tax Refund
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Sell Your Crafts! Turn Your Hobby into Spending Money
Sell Your Crafts! Turn Your Hobby into Spending Money If you enjoy creating and you constantly hear people telling you that you should sell your creations, it may be time to voyage into the world of selling your crafts for money. Like all things, entering the world of selling crafts should be carefully planned out. There are many websites and venues where you can sell your … [Read more...] about Sell Your Crafts! Turn Your Hobby into Spending Money
How to Recycle Valentine’s Day Candy Boxes
How to Recycle Valentine's Day Candy Boxes Everyone seems to get a beautiful box of candy for Valentine's Day. Sometimes these boxes are just too pretty to throw away, but did you know you could actually recycle those candy boxes? There are several ways you can recycle Valentine's Day candy boxes. All you have to do is be a little creative and you'll soon think of hundreds or … [Read more...] about How to Recycle Valentine’s Day Candy Boxes
Valentine’s Day Menus on a Budget
Valentine's Day Menus on a Budget While it may seem romantic to go out to an expensive restaurant and spend hundreds of dollars on one meal, there's really no need. Having Valentine's Day dinner at home is much more romantic and costs a fraction of what an expensive restaurant may charge. If you're on a budget this year, don't think for one minute that you have to skip on a … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Day Menus on a Budget
Guilt-Free Valentine’s Day Candy
Guilt-Free Valentine's Day Candy You just started your path to a healthier lifestyle. You're drinking more water, choosing guilt-free snacks, and even eating more fruits and vegetables. But, you know it's coming. You know your willpower will by tried. Will you continue down that healthy path or will Valentine's Day lead you astray? It's unfortunate, but Valentine's Day … [Read more...] about Guilt-Free Valentine’s Day Candy
Alternatives to Valentine’s Day Candy
Alternatives to Valentine's Day Candy Valentine's Day is a time for flowers, romantic dinners, and heart-shaped boxes of candy, or is it? Do you really have to surprise your partner with the same old box of Valentine's Day candy every year? No. Instead, why not do something different this year and ditch the Valentine's Day candy? A perfect alternative to Valentine's Day … [Read more...] about Alternatives to Valentine’s Day Candy
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 6
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM - Week 6 Welcome to week #6 of our Couponing Decoded Classes! Each Saturday we will post a topic and we will all work through that topic together throughout the week. That will give us all time to discuss and work through any questions that you may have. The goal here is for everyone to share feedback and ask questions, … [Read more...] about Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 6
Valentine’s Day Candy on a Budget
Valentine's Day Candy on a Budget Let's face it. There are times when spending a lot of money on Valentine's Day is just undoable. That doesn't mean you have to skip the holiday all together though. For example, a box of candy is a simple gesture that let's your partner know you're thinking of them. Still, if you're on a budget a local chocolate shop may be out the question. … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Day Candy on a Budget
Tips for Celebrating Valentine’s Day on a Budget
Tips for Celebrating Valentine's Day on a Budget Who knows where people got the impression that they had to spend hundreds of dollars on Valentine's Day. While it is nice to get gifts on Valentine's Day, those gifts do not have to cost a lot of money. In fact, it's quite easy to celebrate Valentine's Day while being on a budget. Now, there are a couple things you should take … [Read more...] about Tips for Celebrating Valentine’s Day on a Budget
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 5
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM - Week 5 Welcome to week #5 of our Couponing Decoded Classes! Each Saturday we will post a topic and we will all work through that topic together throughout the week. That will give us all time to discuss and work through any questions that you may have. The goal here is for everyone to share feedback and ask questions, … [Read more...] about Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 5
Five Reasons You May Feel Exhausted
Five Reasons You May Feel Exhausted Are you exhausted and not sure why? We all have times in our lives when we reach a point of being severely tired. Sometimes we know why we feel this way, and other times we do not. Feeling exhausted is an indication that something is amiss in our life, and it is wise to search and pinpoint the reason why in order to find a … [Read more...] about Five Reasons You May Feel Exhausted
Self-Evaluating Your Parenting Skills – A Checklist
Self-Evaluating Your Parenting Skills - A Checklist Parenting is a job that is always changing and has a lot of dips and turns. How can we know if we are navigating the waters properly? Is there any way to figure out if we are doing a decent job of raising our children? If we are willing to be honest and give ourselves an assessment every now and then, it is good for … [Read more...] about Self-Evaluating Your Parenting Skills – A Checklist
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 4
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM - Week 4 Welcome to week #4 of our Couponing Decoded Classes! Each Saturday we will post a topic and we will all work through that topic together throughout the week. That will give us all time to discuss and work through any questions that you may have. The goal here is for everyone to share feedback and ask questions, … [Read more...] about Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 4
Credit Card Rules You Should Live By
Credit Card Rules You Should Live By Ah, the credit card. That magical card of freedom. You may have gotten your first card in college, before you had any salary at all but just in time for that upcoming spring break trip: clothes, gas money, hotel...and then, one month later.... BOOM! Instantly you learned why your parents warned you about credit cards. Now that you're … [Read more...] about Credit Card Rules You Should Live By
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 3
Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM - Week 3 Welcome to week #3 of our Couponing Decoded Classes! Each Saturday we will post a topic and we will all work through that topic together throughout the week. That will give us all time to discuss and work through any questions that you may have. The goal here is for everyone to share feedback and ask questions, … [Read more...] about Learn The Art of Couponing: Couponing Decoded with FTM – Week 3