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How to Ditch Your Parents

Class of 2019 - In Their Lifetime

Tips for Moving Out for the First Time

Surviving the Teenage, Alien Invasion Years

15 Things I Wish I Knew When I Applied to Colleges

12 Things To Know Before Freshman Year of College

Lessons in Spring Cleaning

Trying New Things: Wisdom From My Father

The 18 Point iPhone Contract One Mom Wrote For Her Son

5 Steps for New Years Resolution Success

New years resolutions serve two very important purposes: they motivate us and provide us with positive change.  Some of my past new years resolutions have been to eat healthier, spend more tim...

Guest Blogger: Coupons Can Be Fun

GUEST BLOGGER: Gwen Handel Dahlin, The Frugal Connection Just the other day when I was getting ready to clip my Sunday coupons, I noticed my 3-year-old son was watching me from ...

15 Things I Wish I Knew When I Applied to Colleges

Applying to colleges is, for most, a nerve-wrecking experience. For me, senior year was spent procrastinating, followed by tears and the fear that I would be a barista for the rest of my life. I kn...

Back to School: Tips for Simple Success

It's always hard to get back into the swing of things. I enjoyed school, but just like every other kid, my countdown till summer started on the first day back to class. Each school year, I told mys...

Growing Up, Eating Right

Up until I was about fourteen, my immigrant grandmother lived with us. She made sure I was always well fed while my parents went to work. I wasn't a picky eater...  unless it looked funny. Egg...

S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting

Towards the end of my senior year of high school, our class was given an assignment: learning to set realistic goals. To help us with this assignment, we were given an acronym to memorize: Speci...

My First Credit Card

My first credit card was meant to be used as over-draft protection on my checking account, but once I learned that I had a $4,000 credit limit, I thought, "Lets go crazy! I can pay it off later!". ...

Graduation Day: The Proud Parent Moment and Why I Skipped Mine

By the time I reached my senior year of high school, my case of senior-itis was quite advanced. As someone who went through the running-start program (early college classes) in high school, I was a...

20 Tips for Moving Out for the First Time

Moving out for the first time is EXCITING! But it will take you a while to get the hang of being completely on your own. Independence requires sacrificing luxuries, budgeting for the things you nee...

My teen driver, and legal jargon for dramatic effect

I have three children who I expect to be responsible drivers, and one (the one who just got her license) to require an almost daily lecture.     I drew up a six page car ...

A letter to my teenage daughter with her first job…

Honey,  There’s a lot anyone at your age can't anticipate, so I thought I'd send you this list hoping to pass on some information you and ALL people your age should know. ...