Consider having regular money meetings with your spouse. They will help your finances, but they can also help your marriage. Nineteen years ago this month, Fish and I got engaged. The church where we met and married had the requirement that we do four pre-marital counseling sessions, one with each of four different couples. They…
Learn how to make a personalized Memory Game for kids with some inexpensive materials from Life as MOM Contributor Janel. All Photos: Janel Piersma Memory. Oh, how I loved that game! It was by far one of my favorite games to play as a young child. It’s a great game to teach children how to…
Learn how to make homemade playdough and package it up as an inexpensive but FUN gift for kids from Life as MOM Contributor Janel. Photo source: Janel Piersma When I was a kid, my mom always made our playdough. She’d make a HUGE batch of it and then let us do the coloring. We’d each get…
When I was growing up, there was a lemon tree growing in the backyard. It produced hundreds of lemons each year that we made into lemonade and lemon pie. I even ate a few raw. They were Meyer lemons, so they were sweet enough to eat without too much of a pucker. Invariably each winter…
Keep track of Financial Stats and Monthly Costs with these helpful planning pages. As you know, one of the biggest problems in money management is awareness. How many times have you heard someone say, “Well, I didn’t realize that we’d been spending so much”? In this age of plastic cards and paper checks, financial accounting…
Learning how to repair and maintain your car yourself can save you a lot of money! Hubs and I have always been DIY kind of people. I do the cooking and schooling. He handles the handy-man/construction/garden/car stuff. I think I got the better end of the deal! I certainly am not going to change a…
As we gear up for back to school, check out these new and classic ways to save on school stuff. It’s here! You knew it was coming. As soon as the last fire work fades on the 4th of July, the megamarts start stocking the shelves with school supplies. Yes, the school sales have already…
Home improvements can run you into debt in no time flat. Before you tear out that sheet rock, consider these 12 ways to save on home improvements. We’ve purchased three houses in our time. And we’ve remodeled three houses in our time. And we’ve lived to tell the tale. Home improvements can run you into…