We all have those days where we could use an extra $50 or so to help us out with a tank of gas or another small purchase. As much as we'd all like to pretend it doesn't happen, sometimes our budget just needs some help and we need to add a few dollars to help. Unfortunately a lot … [Read more...]

Gone are the days when most families could get by comfortably on one income. These days, it usually takes two incomes to make a family budget work. Even if you're lucky enough to stay at home with your kids or to be a stay at home spouse, there's a really good chance that you'll … [Read more...]

I absolutely love thrift stores. Don't you? There's something about digging through everything to find that one perfect deal or that one item that you've been looking to grab for a while to find something that you've wanted or needed for a while at a great price. Aside from the … [Read more...]

Once upon a time, in a land far away, I had a cell phone. Okay, I still do, but the point of that sentence was supposed to be that I have several old and sometimes the occasionally broke phone lying around my house. Add to that the two or three broken tablets  (or tablets that … [Read more...]

So lately I've been on a mission. Okay, in reality, I've been on this mission, but I'm kind of bad about staying on topic sometimes because I'm always doing so many things at one time. There's only enough room in my brain for so many things and since I don't consider this a major … [Read more...]

When was the last time you updated your resume? In today's job market and economy, it's so important to have up to date skills listed on your resume. We all know that finding a job is hard enough, but add an out of date skill list and it becomes near impossible. Employers are … [Read more...]