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Archives for June 2018

22 Budget-Friendly Summer Activities Your Family Will Love

This post is part 2 in the series Budget-Friendly Activities Your Family Will Love.

22 Budget-Friendly Summer Activities Your Family Will Love

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Ohhh, yeah. Summertime is here!

As you’re wrapping up your springtime family fun, it’s time to start looking ahead to what amazing summer activities await your family. Indoors or out, you’ll be ready to savor summertime with these awesome ideas: [Read more…]

How to Keep Your Paper & Digital Documents Secure

How to Keep Your Paper and Digital Documents Secure

One thing that’s certain in life is its innate uncertainty. Everyday living can surprise you unpleasantly with burst pipes, health problems, financial upset, tax audits, and more.

But there are things you can do now that will protect your family and your financial interests against future unknowns. In particular, you can take steps to ensure that your most important records and documents are simultaneously preserved and accessible — to you and to anyone to whom you want to grant permission.

So we’re looking today at ways you can keep your precious papers safe and your digital documents secure.  [Read more…]

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Cool Your Home Without Emptying Your Wallet

Cool Your Home Without Emptying Your Wallet

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Hellooo, summer!

The school year is coming to an end. The temperature outside is climbing. And the heat inside? Well, that’s heading up to uncomfortable levels too.

Staying cool in your home this summer can, unfortunately, cost you dearly.

If you want your home to be pleasantly livable when the outdoors feels like an oven, you may think that you need to pay for the privilege. But keeping cool doesn’t have to drain your wallet.  In fact, here are some easy ways to stay comfy and money smart.
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Want To Be Surprisingly Productive? Don’t Finish That Project. Here’s Why.

Want to Be Surprisingly Productive? Don't Finish That Project. Here's Why.

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All right, so I’m totally guilty of this one.

Years ago, I read a great crime novel. Suspense, drama, intrigue — you name it. So I figured that the author’s other books must be pretty awesome too.

As a result, over the years, I’ve visited my local library and borrowed one after another of her books. And some of them weren’t bad. The rest? Awful.

I was happy enough reading the good ones. But guess what I did with the snooze-worthy ones?

Yeah, I read those too. Cover to cover.

Those novels weren’t the least bit compelling in the first few chapters. They weren’t remotely thrilling at the halfway point. They were — at best — meh all the way through.

But I finished those suckers anyway.

Yeah, yeah, I know. Total waste of time. To make matters worse, I wasted more time in complaining to my poor husband about how crummy my latest read was.

Of course, you can clearly see how utterly silly it was to keep throwing away precious hours like this!

But think for a second. I bet that you’ve got at least one time-wasting story just like mine.

And that’s where “the art of non-finishing” comes in . . .  [Read more…]

Hi, I’m Megan!

Megan Nye I'm a personal finance writer, wife, and mom. And I know we’re all looking for the secrets, the systems, and the hacks that will make our lives easier & better.

We want to stretch our resources to get more for less . . . so we can spend our time, money, and energy on what really matters to us and our families.

Here at Prioritized Living, we talk about making smart money choices, organizing our space, managing our time, and pursuing our goals. Be the driving force of your journey. Live your priorities! Read more.

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