Celebrate Halloween Without Scaring Your Budget
While Halloween today entails a lot of expenses with all the pumpkin shopping, costume-hunting, treats, and all the parties, not being able to afford a big celebration doesn’t mean you have to skip Halloween this year – or altogether for that matter. Believe it or not, there are still so many ways to enjoy the [...]
October: What to and Not to Buy
It’s October once again, and probably the first thing that comes to our minds is – Halloween! As soon as the month started, you would have probably started preparing for your Halloween costumes, treats and party. You want this year’s Halloween celebration to be better than last year, and more and more awesome each year, [...]
Kids = Money?
Teaching kids about the value of money may have to be one of the most challenging parts of parenthood. The first question perhaps would be when is the right time to teach them about money. I’m a parent myself to two schooling kids so this topic hits me home hard. Getting your child to sit [...]
Single Mom? Super Mom!
Being a single parent is no joke. In fact, it may be one of the most challenging and difficult jobs around. I know…I’m a single mother to two kids. I have a ten-year old boy and a seven-year old girl. Juggling between work, chores and taking care of your kids takes so much of your [...]
Great Summer Food Ideas on a Budget
Just like that, summer vacation’s almost over. Not that summer itself is almost over, but this year, classes will unusually start earlier (bad news for the students), on late August instead of the official September. So as a sort of last hurrah for the summer, I’ve thought of posting some simple but great summer food [...]