ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR TWEENS, TEENS, OR ANY AGE FAMILY? MAKING MEMORIES WITH A FAMILY GAME NIGHT IS AN AMAZING WAY TO CREATE SOME FAMILY FUN! Family game night, and making memories, are some of my favorite things to talk about. And my favorite part of life, really. As the […]
CONFIDENT TWEENS/TEENS – 8 AMAZING STRATEGIES!
BECOMING CONFIDENT TWEEN/TEENS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS THAT A CHILD CAN MASTER Why do you need strategies for confident tweens/teens? Because it is a valuable skill that will help them through life. A confident, self-assured child would be a dream, right? However, they do not come out like that. I mean, maybe […]
KIDS and CLUTTER – How to conquer it today!
IS IT POSSIBLE TO BALANCE CLUTTER AND KIDS? Together kids and clutter can make you crazy! At first, it seems so cute. I remember having my first child and going into the toy store. I wanted to buy ALL the things that he needed (aka I wanted!). That really brought out the kid in me. […]
ROTH IRA FOR TEENS! Why they should get one!
WHY SHOULD A TEEN WORRY ABOUT SAVING FOR RETIREMENT? Let us be clear, all people should save for retirement. It is part of your financial responsibility to save for your future. If you make it to retirement age social security will not be enough to meet your needs. Do you want to just get by? […]
INDEPENDENT KIDS-How to encourage it!
CAN CHILDREN BE INDEPENDENT AT ANY AGE? YES, THEY CAN! Teaching kids to be independent is not as easy as it sounds. I mean, I like doing things for the kids. And it is faster. And easier. It takes time and patience to teach children how to do just about anything. But in the grand […]
Teach children THANK-YOU notes now!
Thank you notes are not a thing of the past! Why should children write thank-you notes? Like newspapers, magazines, Christmas cards, and basically anything written many people think that this is a thing of the past. I do, however, disagree. Teaching children to write thank-you notes is a wonderful skill to teach. This skill can […]
OVERSCHEDULED burned-out families vs. BALANCE
IS YOUR FAMILY OVERSCHEDULED AND AT RISK OF BURNOUT? How do you get overscheduled burned-out families? Just like most people, when I had my first child, I had all the hopes and dreams for what I wanted for him. When my family started I worked full-time. At the time that my first son was born, […]
Keep personal record-keeping organized starting now!
WHAT TYPE OF RECORD-KEEPER ARE YOU? As a CPA I spend lots of time going through other people’s records and paperwork. Over the course of many years, I have seen all kinds. Organized, precise, half-missing, thrown in a box, I have seen them all. In my own personal life, I have been on a journey […]
Family Traditions – Bridging the Past with the Future
My first thought about family traditions is the song by Hank Williams Jr. I personally enjoy many types of music so often when I think of a subject, I relate that to a song. At any rate, today’s post is about something near and dear to my heart, and that is FAMILY TRADITIONS! To be […]
EMERGENCY FUNDS – Yes! You should have one!
Emergency funds are simply sums of money put away in some form and saved for unplanned expenses. It is a little bit of security for things that are just plain unexpected. Being prepared for the unexpected in a sense. It is defintely familiar to me why you need an emergency fund. It is the difference between […]