My kids are notorious early-risers and have been from the very beginning (must be genetic). After enduring far too many years (like 2) of dragging myself through the five and six o'clock hours, we found a solution. Wake Up Clocks. Seriously one of my favorite things. Now I don't have to wait until my kids can tell time or even recognize numbers on a digital clock -- they just have to wait until "the light is green" and then they can get out of bed. Not only does this allow me either sleep longer or have some quiet time in the morning, it helps my kids actually sleep longer. I've instructed them to close their eyes if it's not Keep Reading
How to Spring Clean your Phone
How to Declutter and Clean Out Your Phone *This article absolutely applies to the new year as well! It's always a great time to get a fresh start on everything in our lives. While you're busy spring cleaning your home (WINDOW SILLS AND BASEBOARDS AND LIGHT SWITCHES, OH MY), you may forget about some of the smaller, less conventional "spring cleaning" type items. If you're anything like me, you're ready to throw open the windows and shake off the dust from being inside ALL WINTER. This is also an excellent time to "spring clean" your phone. Your phone goes with you just about everywhere: in your purse, your back pocket, the front seat of your Keep Reading
How to establish good money habits
Earlier I talked about the barriers we often face as we work to get a handle on our finances. More times than not, it's our belief that we are at the mercy of others when it comes to our money: our spouse or partner, our job, our children, the government, our debt, our hectic schedules. Regardless of the excuse we give, 99% of the time, our own behavior is the reason we have money problems. And I totally get it -- telling your money how to act is really, really hard because it means we need to become the person in charge. And this means the responsibility lands squarely on our shoulders. We need to learn how to tell our money exactly how it's Keep Reading
6 simple things you can do to start 2020 off on the right financial foot
For many of us, the new year brings a renewed desire to get our finances in order. It's a great time to evaluate the specific items in your budget, but it can be a bit overwhelming. Where do you start? What line items should you focus on? Here are six fairly simple things you can do to start this year off on the right financial foot: 1. Set one financial goal for your family or yourself for this year. Make it something you can accomplish within the next couple of months with a reasonable amount of discipline and effort. Why start with a goal? Your efforts at cutting expenses and tightening up your budget will peter out without a goal in Keep Reading
What it takes to start living on a budget
A few years back I launched a reader survey to see how I could serve all of you best. I thought you might want some help planning meals, or learning new grocery shopping savings strategies, or how to save money online. Boy, was I wrong. Want to know the common thread expressed throughout the survey? You want help managing your money. Many of you actually seem desperate for help. Some of you have lost hope that your financial life can be different. You see yourself as a pawn in this money game. And many of you sound like a victim. Your expenses, your income, your life is happening to you and you have no control. And I get it. I really do. My Keep Reading
How you can efficiently run your home (ways to save time & money!)
Just in case you haven't heard, I wanted to let you know about this really cool resource we have available for you. It's my special Household Hacks email and (of course) it's absolutely free! I know that the word "hacks" means different things to different people, so here's what our new series is all about: Simple tips and tricks to help you efficiently manage your home while staying on budget. To me, "hacks" isn't a cheat so much as a way to do what you need to do in less time, with less struggle while not spending a bunch of money. I have some pretty helpful tips that are super simple (I'm not interested in elaborate Keep Reading
Declutter your house this month in less than 15 minutes a day! (#CleanOutChallenge)
Every single January I find myself wanting to set fire to the entire house and start over. How about you? Sounds like it's time for some decluttering! I'm so excited to tackle all the extra stuff in my house. Items that we no longer need, stuff that we''ll never use, junk that just needs to go. But I know myself too well. I'm awesome at starting things, but not great at finishing them, so if I set my goals to high, I'll give up on the second day. This means that I'm focusing just on GETTING RID OF STUFF this month. Not deep cleaning or revamping any organizational structures. Just removing the extra items that we don't need or won't Keep Reading
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