Life Skills Blog

April 13th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: adjusting, Advice, attitude, Great Depression, Income, Kids and Teens, Personal Finance, saving, Shopping, Signs of the Times 

For me, reading in the blogesphere is like going to the grocery store.  I love to read, and it’s a good thing!  I find so many interesting blogs that challenge my thoughts and feelings.  Some I really have to think about deeply, others I just have to chuckle.  Here are this weeks blogs that made [...]

April 8th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Business, Cash flow, Expense, Mike Michalowicz, Money, Recession, Toilet paper 

I ran across another blog that likes to think of the “Glass Half Full”, which is always a bright spot in my day.  I don’t like the fear of anythying motivate me.  It is part of the plan I use to fix my life skills on a daily basis.
The Author of this particular blog, Mike [...]

April 6th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Financial Services, Great Depression, Mutual fund, Stock market, United States 

It is fun to sort through our emotional, environmental, physical and financial lives,  isn’t it?
(I heard you chuckle!)

Well, I know it isn’t for me or The Chief.  The one thing that has helped us through our married life was to look back at our parents.  All of them were from the “Dirty 30’s, the “New [...]

April 5th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Cook, Cooking, Hints, Simple Life, tips, Vintage 

I spend a lot of time looking back on ways to simplify our life here at home.  Today our days seem so complicated with all that we have to make our lives “easier”. What did our family do before all of these nifty gadgets??!
TipNut always has some wonderful tips.  Here a few I found today!
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April 5th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: adjusting, Advice, American, Common sense, Consistence, Debt, Income, Kids and Teens, Money, Self-help 

You may have seen the commercials!  My husband didn’t get the gist of it for awhile.  Feed the Pig!
Feed The Pig is a site that has a lot of thought provoking ideas and common sense for learning to cut back on daily expenses.  When you visit, you will find tools, quizzes and a link to [...]