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 [...]

March 31st, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Bank, Bankrate, Frugal, Home, Interest rate, Money, No Spend, No spend Month, No spend weekend, Personal Finance, saving, Spa treatments, tips 

Hey there!
Did March go as quickly for you as it did for our household?  I am so very ready for Spring here in the beautiful Pac NW.  I can think of a lot of Frugal ways to save water, but what about the amount we get naturally!!???  Yikes!!
I wanted to pass along some great tips [...]

March 31st, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Bankrate, Budget, Debt, Expense, Home, Income, Money, Money Management, Personal Finance, Snowball effect 

A Little Effort Goes a Long Way
There’s nothing more we want than to be able to easily and efficiently manage our money.  After all, the money that we want to manage is money that is oftentimes, diligently worked for on our part.
This is the reasoning behind