Master your money. Get organized. Take back your time.
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By now you’ve put together a system for yourself:
Now, with wild enthusiasm, you go full speed ahead . . . until one of two things happens: [Read more…]
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You know in your soul that you are an organized person. Your home, regrettably, paints a different (and messier) picture.
However, the problem is probably not you.
The issue could be the system you are using to organize your stuff. Before beating yourself up over your disorganized space, consider these technical — and easily fixable! — issues that could be the culprit.
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Having someone else do your grocery shopping? It sounds like a major luxury . . . right?
Instead of spending time alone or with small children in the supermarket, a friendly person takes care of your whole order and even packs it neatly into your car when you arrive to pick it up.
Even if the idea is appealing, you may be reluctant to try out a service that sounds pricey. However, our family actually saves time and money by occasionally using our supermarket’s pick-up service.
Read the rest of my recently-published blog post on Money Saving Mom, one of the largest personal finance blogs and one I’ve been reading for years!
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My artistic skill development stopped somewhere around age five. In kindergarten, I made perfectly-acceptable, childlike drawings, but my 7-year-old niece’s artwork far outpaces anything I’ve created since. Handmade greeting cards can be beautiful and cost-effective, but what if you’re a non-crafty person like me? You can still make high-quality, printed and personalized greeting cards . . . using your computer.
Here’s how the costs work out for me:
Organizing your home, office, or car can be daunting. Even when you get going, it can be hard to see the results you want any time soon. Get visible and oh-so-satisfying results for your efforts with these easy tips: [Read more…]
“Have you started saving for college?” a co-worker whispered apprehensively when I announced my first pregnancy at the office. The question wasn’t unreasonable — even though my kid will be in the graduating class of 2037 . . .
Do you wonder how you’ll ever foot the bill? Try this concept on for size:
Don’t pay for college.
Grab your smelling salts. You can absolutely do it.
My parents were educated beyond college and wholeheartedly believe in the importance of higher education. Still, while they offered to pay for room and board for their five kids, they gave us the responsibility of handling the rest of the bill.
At the end of the day, we all managed to enter excellent college and graduate programs, land great jobs and do it all with little or no debt.
Here’s how you can help your kids do the same . . .
Read the rest of my recently-published blog post on The Penny Hoarder, the world’s largest personal finance blog with more than 8 million readers!
Pricey jewelry that’s too nice for almost every occasion and expensive brunches at crowded restaurants aren’t the things that make Mother’s Day great. Sometimes less really is more. In planning to celebrate that special woman in your home, consider these low-cost (or no-cost) ideas for brightening her day: [Read more…]
Do you look around in a daze by noon wondering where on earth your day has gone?
So much of having a productive morning is about setting yourself up for success the night before. Hit the ground running each day by incorporating these eight practices into your nighttime routine: [Read more…]
I didn’t get laser eye surgery to save money . . . I chose to spend almost $4,000 on a surgery I didn’t really need to enhance the quality of my life, and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Still, I kept my Penny Hoarding wits about me. Here are six ways I saved on the procedure . . .
Read the rest of my recently-published blog post on The Penny Hoarder, the world’s largest personal finance blog with more than 8 million readers!
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If you are a planner person, then you don’t need to be convinced. Like me, your planner is probably one of the things you’d grab if your house were burning down around you.
If you’ve never used a planner — or if you’ve used the wrong planner — then you might be amazed by how much organization it can bring to your life.
I used to be a non-planner person. I thought planners were just portable calendars for business people with millions of meetings.
However, I eventually realized that I needed a planner so I could have a single, centralized method of organizing my time and making plans to reach my goals . . . and it worked. [Read more…]