52-Week Savings Plan: Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Participate 52-Week Savings Plan Pros: Anything that gets you in the habit of saving money is a good thing. With the 52-Week Savings Plan, you start out gradually and build up (print out our … [Read more...]
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Vick’s VapoRub Uses: 35 Creative Ideas
Traditionally, Vick's VapoRub is rubbed on the chest to help aid congestion relief during cold and flu season. However, it turns out that Vick's is a pretty handy product to have on hand for other uses as well. Plus, try your hand at making … [Read more...]
The Perfect Beerita Recipe
My sister-in-law and I took on a challenging DIY project last Saturday: Come up with the PERFECT beerita recipe. We'd seen several recipes posted online, but all of them were slightly different. Which one was the best? It took a lot of taste-testing … [Read more...]
Teacher Appreciation Ideas by Deborah Taylor-Hough
As the years go by, it seems to become more and common for parents to be expected to give gifts to their children's teachers at school. For many families, there's a fine line between showing appreciation and going broke. Finding just the right … [Read more...]
Activities for You and Your Kids
Make a Nature Display Go for a nature walk and collect items like leaves, twigs, flowers, rocks, and acorns. When you get home, take a shallow box (a cereal box works well) and cover with plain white paper, or the paper of a brown grocery bag. … [Read more...]
Leaving a Crazy Lifestyle Behind by Lucinda Koesters
"It was a life I wanted to leave behind," says Marijo Varney, 36, of Keene, New Hampshire, referencing her "crazy" dual-income existence of two years ago. Husband, Jim, 40, a Quality Engineer for a large medical company worked two hours away from … [Read more...]