For Couples Struggling With Money, There Are Ways To Fix What Is Broken One of the number one questions I get emails about on this site has to do with couple money management. How do you handle finances in a relationship? You communicate. It’s as simple as talking to each other. When you are in […]
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How Parents Can Find Emergency Daycare Plans
IMPORTANCE OF MAKING ALTERNATE EMERGENCY DAYCARE PLANS FOR YOUR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN The sad truth about parenting is that there is no easy way out of having to find emergency daycare plans unless you are prepared. There are two things parents need to prepare for; Having a place for your child that is safe while you […]
How Hoarding Affects Your Children When You’re Gone : The Saturday Weekend Review #288
HOARDING THINGS CAN TAKE IT’S TOLL ON FAMILY LEFT TO CLEAN UP THE MESS Hoarding is a mental disorder that no one wants to deal with let alone clean up especially if it’s your parents. Boxes of stuff may be lining the hallways, garages are filled top to bottom and there is a small path […]
The Ultimate Back To School Budget Supplies Guide For Kindergarten
BACK TO SCHOOL IN STYLE, COMFORT AND UNDER BUDGET Whether your child is heading back to school or starting elementary school for the first time in kindergarten there are costs that need to be budgeted. When our son made his way to his class lineup on the first day of junior kindergarten we couldn’t stop […]
11 Inexpensive Summer Water Play Activities For Kids
WATER PLAY ACTIVITIES YOU CAN BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY As soon as the summer heat and humidity arrives in Canada the kids just want water play activities to get wet to cool off. There are lots of things to do in the water as long as you have a creative imagination however most kids […]
Survive Life After University With These 8 Tips
WHEN YOUR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IS DONE, LIFE REALLY BEGINS If you thought figuring out what to do after high school was hard enough, trying finishing university and then wondering what do you do. After high school, you’re still on the border of being a teenager and a young adult. After post-secondary school, though, you’re a […]
Effective Tips On How To Start And Survive Teaching An English Class In Japan
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IS REWARDING Have you ever thought about how it would be to teach English in Japan? If you are planning to move to Japan and teach English to students, you might be researching the documents required. But, what happens as you begin teaching the language? Thus, here are some […]
How To Access Free Dental Care For Kids 17 And Under
Dental care today is just as expensive if not more costly for families especially those without a benefits from their employer. Luckily in Ontario there is free dental care for children up to the age of 17 if eligible through the government’s Healthy Smiles Program. The Healthy Smiles program was introduced in 2010 by the […]
How We Became A Host Family For 8 HomeStay International Students
HOST INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME Hosting international students and becoming a Homestay Canadian host family was one of the best experiences we have ever had. We had such an amazing student from Spain the first time that we went on to host 7 other students before our son was born. What […]
Is Parenting Easier For Wealthy Parents?
RAISING MENTALLY STRONG KIDS TAKES PARENTING SKILLS YOU CAN’T BUY Did you know that your financial status affords you easier parenting? Cue, the laughs. Raising normal children as opposed to overindulged spoiled brats is tough for those with money but it has nothing to do with making parenting easier. The rich children’s life vs the […]
5 Signs You May Be In A Hobosexual Relationship : The Saturday Weekend Review #274
Finance And Relationship Are A Big Deal Especially When You Move In Together It’s true, love is blind and for many people, it can be the beginning of an extremely expensive hard lesson to learn. Falling in love with the couch surfing Joe or Jane manipulators can tear you down emotionally and financially. Before […]
How Do Parents Budget For School Fundraising Activities? : October 2018 Budget Update
THE NEXT TEN YEARS OF SCHOOL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES Every so often I blog about certain topics because a fan needs financial advice but today we have questions for parents reading this blog post about school fundraising activities at the elementary school level. Yes, we have lots of questions because this is new territory for us […]