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Teaching Kids About Money, Responsibility

Rebecca — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:11:09 +0000

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of DoughMain.com for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Having trouble organizing family activities, chores, money, allowances, and bank accounts? Oh, life is so much more complicated and busier than ever before. I have tried a few “family organizers” and management books and software, but [...]

Frugal Alert: Home Loan Refinancing

Rebecca — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:41:13 +0000

When I was an apartment dweller, and even after I’d bought my first home, any discussion or mention of mortgage financing promptly put me to sleep. Zzzzzz. What could be more boring?? Now that I am an experienced home owner with a ton of kids, a remodeled kitchen, and my sights hopeful for more home [...]

The National Do Not Call Registry

Rebecca — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:26:59 +0000

Feast or famine, as the saying goes. When it comes to telemarketers, it’s always feasting time. We’ve slowly incorporated more cell phones now that the kids are older. We now have five cell phones and one VoIP phone, and I’ve really enjoyed the relative quiet. Before, our landline would literally ring off the hook with [...]

Hostgator Black Friday Sale

Rebecca — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:32:15 +0000

If you have been languishing with Blogger, waiting in the wings for some great deal on self-hosting to come along, I found one for you. Actually, it’s such a good sale that I’m a bit miffed. I am already on Hostgator, so I can’t take advantage of it. Anyway, YOU can. I know some of [...]

Holiday Finances

Rebecca — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:43:07 +0000

The holidays would be SO much nicer if we weren’t harassed and harried to shop shop shop for seven weeks straight. All this shopping comes at a terrible time of the year, too– the onset of winter when food prices rise and heating costs go through the roof. It’s awful! For folks who may have [...]