Buying used clothing for your children is a great way to dramatically reduce your clothing costs, but not everyone has the desire or time to shop thrift stores or garage sales. The good news is that you can still benefit from the affordability of used clothing with online shopping. Here are three websites I love […]
My daughter will drift through each store looking at the racks of clothes seemingly uninterested for a few minutes before declaring she couldn’t find anything she liked. My son will try on jeans and approve them, only to have them sit unused in his dresser. He would admit later he didn’t like them, and had […]
My son is almost 13, and he’s very interested in making money choices. I’m working on striking a balance right now between making sure that he is involved (and learning valuable financial lessons), and that he understands that although we are a team right now, I’m still the adult — and the team manager. Talking About […]
Everyone already talks about how expensive having a baby is. Still, the reality can be even more costly than you originally imagined. Most expecting parents already know to budget for a crib, clothes, and diapers, but many other expenses pop up during the infant stage that many never thought about. Here are a five I […]
“Just wait,” one couple told my husband and me. “As soon as your kids get older, you will be racing from one sport or activity to the other, and then you won’t have any free time.” The couple was sweet, but I could not help but feel overwhelmed by hearing about their crammed schedule with […]
I remember sitting next to my sister-in-law when she was expecting her first child. She spent an hour looking at different furniture sets online and once she found one she liked, she had no problem paying $2,500 for it. Of course, the set was very nice, but the functionality only lasted about two to three years […]
