Budgets typically tell you what you can’t afford to buy. However, its only your resolve that can keep you from buying such things anyway. It takes resolve to hold a family together and to raise children in a home. And if there is one thing that a … [Read more...] about Ideal Grocery Budget for a Family of 4
It can cost $233,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18. Or, about $14,000 a year. There is a joke about raising children I think about often in reference to this estimate. Parents must prepare them for the difficulties of life, so … [Read more...] about Top 3 Reasons Why Universities Are So Expensive
How often is it meatloaf-wrapped-in-bacon dinner night in your home? (My personal favorite.) Or, do you have a lot of taco, veggie, or Hamburger Helper themed family dinner nights? After all, the average cost of ground beef is $3.50 to $5.40 per … [Read more...] about Family Budget Meal Round Up
Labor Day is over, the school season is starting up, and soon the holiday season will be upon us all. For everyone running a household that means you need more money to finance a household and keep it running smoothly. The median income for a … [Read more...] about Family Budgets Round Up
Labor Day is the unofficial end of the summer holiday and start of the school season. It is also one of the biggest holiday shopping seasons of the year. Over $2 billion in online sales were generated during the 2018 Labor Day weekend. The average … [Read more...] about What’s Open and Closed on Labor Day
Debt is like a quicksand trap that you willingly lower yourself into. It’s a trap that most of us even learn to accept being stuck in, as if it’s normal. And, instead of finding ways to get out of that quicksand of debt: we sink ever deeper and … [Read more...] about Video Response: Dave Ramsey’s Debt Snowball
Want to hear a quick joke? Who are the only people excused from paying taxes? Dead people and rich people! OK, perhaps not funny, but it is scandalously true. The uber-wealthy and multi-billion-dollar corporations regularly get away without paying … [Read more...] about This is What Happens to Tax Dodgers…
There is a great quote that says adults are a form of obsolete children. I love the sound of that. Takes the sting out of having to be a financially responsible adult, if even for a moment. However, what does that quote make of children? Children … [Read more...] about Scholarship Directories to Help Offset Tuition Costs
