Hi, My husband just got laid off. This has NEVER happened before. Our girls are older (20, 18 & 15) and we plan on telling them when they get home Monday from thei...
To be just getting by despite continued unemployment. I am grateful to have a roof over my head, my family's health and mine. I take life one day at a time and know i...
I have been married for over 6 years. He is a great father and husband, he works hard so that I can stay home with our 3 kids. He coached our oldest sons tball, takes...
For years, hubby and I didn't really go on holidays. I always had other priorities in terms of what to do with our money. We take trips to Ireland every 2.5 years to ...
We just started giving the kids recently a weekly allowance. They have to do chores and be on good behavior and to have had good grades. If bad behavior etc we deduct...
Oy!!! Life!
Now... Isn't this just "normal"?
My own life, certainly. Stuff ALWAYS comes up. Most of the time I just laugh at it, as much as possible I try to p...
I am 6 months pregnant (1st time mom!), due on June 14 and graduating with my BS in May. I am really excited about both being a mom and graduating college. It seems l...
Ok, where to do I start?! I am 30 years old, have been married for 9 ½ years to a wonderful man and we have two little girls – 3 years and 4 years (will be 5 next...
My 23-year-old son has been living in our condo for over a year. At first he paid minimal rent ($300 a month), but we did this so that he could get back on his feet a...
We're working on buying a new house to accommodate our growing family. As I'm figuring out our budget and everything, it got me to wondering what everyone else does. ...