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Wednesday’s Mother’s Day Gift Idea From MommyWarriors

May

2013

When I came across the following info I thought to myself, hmm, maybe I really don’t need a gift from my kids this year. The guilt set in and I asked myself, are my husband and I really doing a good job teaching our kids about money to be able to disagree with this survey? Check this out. Hey kids—still hunting for a Mother’s Day gift for mom? Maybe you should save your money. This year, skip the flowers and jewelry. According to a new study out in time for Mother’s Day, mom may not want kids to spend ...

Coupons vs. Healthy Eating?

May

2012

Someone once said to me that an easy step to feeding your family more healthy food is to only shop on the perimeter of the grocery store. That is because the perimeter consists of meat, produce, dairy, and refrigerated perishable items, while the inner aisles consist of processed, preserved and frozen foods. However, when I read articles or see stories about these “uber” coupon clippers” I have to wonder how someone can possibly accomplish such amazing savings if you DON’T shop in those inner aisles? For one thing, health foods (and when I say health foods I mean real health ...

Raising Kids to Be “Richer, Smarter and Better-Looking” Than Us 4

May

2012

If there is one subject that I think should be a required course in high schools it’s personal finance. I wish as part of high school curriculum kids were taught how to balance a check book, how to file tax returns, how to apply for a loan, how to set up a retirement account and how to avoid financial pitfalls, such as acquiring debt. Some schools offer it, but do you honestly think a 16 year old is going to choose an elective on personal finance over robotics? I know there are probably techno geeks who would scream out loud ...

Poopons

Jan

2009

With economy being crappy and people trying to save money, coupons have of course become popular again. The section of the Sunday paper that I used to just stack together and toss (except of course for the Target insert) has now become the first section I go thru. I thumb thru the pages looking for those items that I expect to purchase in the next few weeks. There aren’t a lot of things. I don’t go for all that processed pre-made crap that they are usually trying to get people to buy, but I do find some things. This morning ...