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7 Easy, Affordable Birthday Cake Recipes

Couponing 101

Birthdays are a fun, festive occasion to celebrate the people you love. However, if you’re spending hours in the kitchen to craft the perfect birthday cake, you’re missing out on valuable time with them. This chocolate chip cookie cake might be the best of both worlds for your next birthday party.

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Planning for Christmas 2011

Family Balance Sheet

Since we use credit cards for almost all of our purchases, we are paying the bills now for our Christmas presents. And even though we have the money to pay the bills off completely, I am still a bit queasy as I push the send button on my online bill payer. What makes me cringe is realizing how much we spent on Christmas in 2010.

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8 Things You Can Get For Free Right Now

Coupons Do Work

Free DQ : Sign up for Dairy Queen’s Blizzard Fan Club ( blizzardfanclub.com ) and you’ll get a coupon for a free Blizzard with the purchase of a medium Blizzard. I have done that and my bill has been happy. Free Wi-Fi : To save on data usage, a lot of cell phone companies suggest turning off cell phone data and use wifi.

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Free Kindle Books 7/4 : Ireland Rose & More

For the Mommas

“Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is enjoying a day on Herb Torrance’s ranch—soaking in the sun as he counts a small herd of cattle and thinking about an upcoming lunch with an old friend back in town. You can download them to your computer or other compatible device. And so did she.”

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It Is Time To Teach Our 5 Year Old About Money

Family Balance Sheet

She counted out 5 $1 dollar bills and was ecstatic when she realized she had a dollar left. She has gotten cash in the past for her birthday or Christmas, but she would have preferred a toy so I have deposited the money in her savings account. This was literally the first conversation we have had about money. Thanks for reading.

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Could You Hold Me Tighter, When Worlds Collide

Work With What You've Got

Nathan and I went to a birthday party for a friend on Saturday and Nathan got dressed up. I’m still not a fan. The dress code was as follows: “Just dress cool. You are a grown up, it's a party and your photograph will be taken. You'll want to make sure everyone who sees your picture realizes what a fun and interesting life you lead.