Most teenagers will blow through a wad of cash faster than you can hand it over to them. The thought of saving money is typically the furthest thought from their mind. Since you are not made of money, it becomes evident that at some point they will simply have to learn to save the money […]
What You Need to Know About Financing for Your First House
After years of dreaming, saving and house hunting, you think you just might be ready to make that first big purchase – a house. You’ve filled out all kinds of mortgage loan calculators, and think you’ve considered every financial possibility. However, buying a house involves a little more than just initial financing. Here are some […]
Brighter Whites: 5 Tricks to Getting Your Whites More White
Many of us know the frustration that comes from pulling load after load of dull, dingy whites from the dryer. They were so pristine when you bought them. How can they look so old already? Unfortunately, many factors can ruin that snow-white appearance, such as hard water, stains and washing colors with your whites. However, […]
Cleaning House: Ideas to Prepare a Parent’s Home for Retirement
If your parents are getting ready for retirement, you can help them by cleaning out the house and getting them prepared for this next stage in their life. This is the time to make sure the home is safe for them as they age, and you can help make it more handicapped-friendly. Taking the right […]
New Beginnings: Tips for Home Renovation
You now have the time, money, and the determination to do the renovation that you’ve longed for for years. When you’re ready for a home update, it’s important to carefully plan and organize your renovation. Here are some tips on how to best realize your dreams while avoiding some of the common pitfalls: Sign a […]
How to Spend Less on Gifts This Holiday Season
Provided we survive the Mayan apocalypse on December 21 (and we will, I’m pretty positive of that), there’s a chance some of us may not survive the financial beating the holiday season entails. Aside from the many holiday gift choices TV and print media present, lack of planning and the fact that we have “so […]
Money Saving Tips for Families
Rather than write yet another list on money saving ideas for families, I thought I’d recount some of my own experiences with suggestions from everybody else’s Money Saving Tips for Families list. So the following are just a few strategies that I’ve employed successfully during the past several years when paying a mortgage, saving for […]
Budget 101: Never Underestimate the Power of Small Beginnings
“Great things start from small beginnings.” I’ve heard that before, and you probably have, too. That actually is from a Milo jingle. And yes, there’s truth in that very line. In just about anything, the great started from the good, the good that was nurtured, painstakingly nourished to grow into something of considerable magnitude. Never […]
Use Coupons and Save on Web Hosting
If you’re an advertiser wanting to capture a greater share of the audience in your niche market, a publisher or blogger simply wanting to get your message across, imagine a world without the Internet. With no reliable go-to platform whenever a query needs to be addressed virtually real-time, things can go from pretty tough to […]
Rugby and Soccer Need Not Be Expensive
Every now and then, it won’t be a surprise to hear soccer fans argue that soccer is the best sports there is in the world, and by far the most popular. But rugby enthusiasts are definitely not ones to just sit in a corner and listen to the soccer guys downplay the game they love, […]