SCHOOL SNACKS THAT ARE HEALTHY AND ON BUDGET Just about every lunch has school snacks to help get kids through the day while training to be Canada’s men and women of tomorrow. Whenever I read a back to school article I automatically think about the little kiddies going to elementary school so today I wanted […]
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Simple Back To School Lunch Ideas For Every Budget
BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCH IDEAS MADE EASY AND INEXPENSIVE Since our son will be starting junior kindergarten this September I thought it would be fitting to start a small series on Back to School Lunch Ideas and tips for parents. We are first-time parents sending our child to school so we don’t know what to […]
30-ish Adult Freeloader Moves In With Mom Full Of Excuses : Net Worth Update May 2018 +(1.53%)
GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND FREELOADER THERE’S NO FREE RIDE To The Parent(s) who won’t ask their adult child to pay rent when they move back home THIS post is for you. To The Adult child who moves back home with his/her parents and doesn’t think they need to pay rent, THIS […]
New Rules To Keep Your Financial Marriage Happy
NEW RULES MEAN CHANGE WHICH ALL COUPLES SHOULD EMBRACE Marriage IS financial, marriage IS physical and marriage IS emotional and without a balance that kingdom will crumble and fast. Marriage issues typically arise for more than one reason but for Mrs. CBB and I we created new rules this year to build up instead […]
Woman Has Rich Family Poor Family Dating Concerns : The Saturday Weekend Review #240
SOMETIMES EVEN THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THINK THEY ARE POOR AND THE POOREST BELIEVE THEY ARE RICH. It’s amazing how all walks of life whether they come from a rich family or poor family have different perspectives about money and how to live their lives without outside influence. Sadly money IS a […]
Should Couples Be Financially Stable Before Pregnancy?
PARENTING WHEN YOU’RE OLDER DOESN’T MAKE IT ANY EASIER THAN IF YOU’RE YOUNGER. Yes, I’m a 40 year-old dad with a 3-year-old toddler, a career I love, zero debt, mortgage free and ability to offer experiences to our son that I didn’t have. This wasn’t the way I had envisioned parent-hood to be but […]
Shocking List Of Baby Products We Wasted Money On
FIRST-TIME PARENTS CAN EASILY GET CAUGHT UP IN THE MARKETING GAME OF BABY PRODUCTS JUST LIKE WE DID. It was time to say bye-bye baby store and welcome back to our living space which was taken over by our first baby all because we thought we needed more for him than he really […]
Thrift Store Back To School Clothes Are Still New Clothes
School Clothes In With The Old Out With The New Back to school is typically associated with buying new school clothes and supplies only because we’ve been sucked in by a mass marketing system. The further we get pulled the more we believe and want rather than simply spending money because it’s a need. As […]
The Ultimate Off-Campus Student Housing Needs List
NUMBER ONE STUDENT HOUSING MISTAKE IS PACKING MORE THAN NEEDED If you’re moving into student housing come September you might want to prepare yourself for dorm or apartment life with or without roomates. I’m already getting emails from students asking for advice about moving into their first apartment to attend University or College. I thought […]
Men, Women, and How They Think About Money
MONEY IS MONEY BUT ADD GENDER TO THE MIX AND THE MEANING BECOMES SOMETHING MUCH DIFFERENT. Money is central to our existence and we all know it. We need, want it and got to have it. There’s nothing new to report here about any of that. It’s the basic reason we all get up […]
5 Inexpensive Gadgets All New Parents Should Own : The Saturday Weekend Review #220
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A BABY SHOWER GIFT THESE GOODIES HAVE BEEN THE BEST PARENTING INVESTMENTS YET. I’m sure many parents reading this can think back to some baby gadgets or products which made their new role as parents a bit easier. Hands up if you’re one of those parents who bought too much […]
What Basic Money Skills Should Be Taught In High School?- The Saturday Weekend Review #216
PERSONAL FINANCE IS MORE THAN JUST BUDGETING YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM. Teenagers may find out the hard way in the world of personal finance if they don’t understand finance basics. In the past parents were the financial leaders responsible to teach their kids about money. They still are but things are about to […]