I learned a long time ago that the “borrower is slave to the lender”. If you haven’t had debt and can’t relate, then thank the Lord God Almighty. For the rest of us, whether it’s a house, medical debt, student loans, or the cards got out of hand, this statement hits close to home. The…
Finance/Budget
8 Cost-Cutting Tips for Small Business Owners
Entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to reduce costs and maximize profit. However, doing so is always easier said than done. More times than not, cutting costs means reduced product quality or rollbacks on service, which can have a devastating impact on sales and ultimately doom the venture before it has a chance to gain…
Stop Letting Financial Stress Control Your Life
Finances are intertwined in every aspect of raising a happy and healthy family. You need money to pay for everything from a decent home and food to healthcare and extracurricular activities. When money is tight or you fail to manage your finances properly, it makes it harder to sustain a good life. It also causes…
5 Best Small Business Resources That Will Save Your Sanity
Are you struggling with all the details involved in running your startup business? Feeling overwhelmed by everything you need to manage to keep your business on top? Owning a small business means wearing many hats. This is especially true if you’re managing a family (or a life) on top of maintaining a business. Fortunately, there…
Financial Advice For Your Wedding Day
Congratulations! You’re engaged! You have been in love and you’re ready to start planning a wedding. Happily ever after isn’t always easy. With all the excitement of planning a wedding, there is also a factor of stress. A wedding isn’t cheap, but it will indeed be worth it. As you begin planning, it is essential…
6 Easy Tips for Self-Care and Earth-Care
These days, we’re all looking for ways to get better at self-care, and caring for the earth. While there are many benefits for learning how to be better at caring, the big ones are quite obvious. Caring for yourself, you’ll protect your health and happiness. You’ll have more energy, feel happier, and have the resilience…
What to Expect During the Homebuying Process
Buying a home is an exciting time in anyone’s life. But it can also be a little confusing. It’s a lengthy process and if you skip an important step, you could find that you can’t buy a home at all or that you end up paying significantly more for a house than you could have….
4 Ways to Protect Your Family’s Finances
Everyone wants to protect their family and ensure that they are financially secure in the future. Circumstances can change at the drop of a hat, and you must manage your money well and plan for unexpected costs. Below are four smart ways to protect your family’s finances: 1. Create a Household Budget Having a household…
Getting Ready For The New Chapter
When it comes to that inevitable time of getting older, everyone must eventually face the possibility of retirement homes. This can be a scary time, which is understandable as you face a huge lifestyle change. The below article is here to help you find out what things are important when looking at where to move….
5 Tips for Keeping Your Landlord Happy
There are plenty of reasons why you should form a positive relationship with your landlord -they’ll be more open to requests, they’ll give you a great reference, and they won’t hesitate to fix minor repairs. If you’ve recently signed a new lease and you want to keep your new landlord happy, here are five tips…
2 Things You Must Do to Sell Your Home Quickly
If you’re eager to embark on a new era in your life, you will no doubt want to push your home sale through in an efficient fashion. To achieve this all-important feat, you’re going to need to put the following advice into practice. Here are two things you must do to sell your home quickly:…
5 Reasons To Buy A New Build Home
If you’re in the market for a new home, it can be really tough to choose whether to buy a swish and sleek new build property or an older property with bags of charm and history. When you’re making this decision, it’s well worth considering all of the advantages that come along with a new…
3 Free, or Mostly Free Things That Are Actually Worth the Trouble
Have you ever heard it said that when you get something free, you get what you pay for? There are many variations of the saying. Even more concerning is the axiom that when you don’t pay for the product, you are the product. There are echoes of truth in each of these sayings. It is…
Week Five Camp Warner Brothers Creating Teen Titans Character Banks
Our kids are huge Teen Titans fans. They have been watching the television shows for years now so when I had seen the movies on the list it was one of the reasons why I jumped on joining the camp. Along with We Bare Bears this was another Warner Brothers selection that we enjoy. This…
Smarter Shopping in 7 Easy Steps
Whether shopping for necessities, occasional treats, gifts for loved ones, or luxury items, we all like to get the best deal. From regular groceries at the store to online shopping, it can be difficult to strike a balance between convenience, quality, and value. Often, we stick with retailers which are familiar to us or are…