Gamification used to rest only on the outskirts of society. It involved people staying up all hours of the night speaking in foreign tongues, living secret lives of mystical time travel, and using weapons of intelligence to reach their destination. Dungeons and Dragons was the ultimate game. Now, gamification is everywhere. Want to shed pounds […]
It was a bone chilling winter day in Minnesota with the forecasted high temperature struggling to rise above zero. The air seemed chilly in the house, so I bumped the thermostat up a few degrees as I walked down the hallway. About an hour later, my home still seemed cold. Checking the thermostat again, I […]
You may be pretty confident that you’re good at saving money. But did you know you might be throwing money away and not even know it? Even if you think you’re living a frugal lifestyle, there are many things we all do everyday that are both a waste of time and money. We can always improve […]
We all need to manage costs during winter. These are the things that work for me as I try to keep my family’s winter-related expenses in check.
One of the best things you can do for yourself as the year winds down is to perform a financial year-in-review. Understanding your good moves, as well as identifying your mistakes, can be a great way to improve the way you manage money going forward. Look at Your Spending for the Year The first thing […]
It can be hard to say NO to our kids. I know that sometimes I feel bad when I tell my son that I won’t buy something for him, or that he can’t go to an event that costs money. However, telling your kids NO can create situations in which you teach them valuable money lessons. Since you want […]
