3 Types of Family Budgets—Which Budget is Best for You

Best Budgets for Families - a man jumping for joy in falling money.

Are you looking for the best type of budget for your family? With so many different types of budgets available, which one will work for you? We’ve discovered that there are almost as many types of budget systems as there are people talking about it. Family Budgets can be done with expensive software systems, free systems, apps, websites and grandma’s cookie jar system for budgeting. With so many choices, it’s hard to know which type of budget will be …

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Linen Closet Organization Hacks: 9 Brilliant Tips, Tricks and Ideas

Linen Closet organization tips and hacks.

Reorganizing your linen closet probably isn’t at the top of your to-do list! But this task can really free up time and mental energy – here’s why and how. The Last Time We Reorganized our Linen Closet For us, it had been about 10 years since we organized our linen closet. With raising five kids,  writing books, and speaking around the country, we had little time to think about this type of organizing task. We truly had lost track …

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Best Budget Tracking: The Key to the Most Effective Household Budget Ever!

The Amazing Key to Powerful Budget Tracking

Are you ready to learn about an amazingly easy budget-tracking tool? It’s the most unexpected, simple, and amazing key to an effective household budget ever! We’ve got Budget Tracking secrets to help you become successful financially.  Lots of people talk about household budgets at the beginning of the year. With the holidays quickly fading in the rearview mirror, we’re motoring at full speed into a new year, full of optimism and powered by new resolutions. While some cruise down that …

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59 Fun, Inexpensive & Interesting Hobbies

Fun, Inexpensive & Interesting Hobbies #InterestingHobbies #InexpensiveHobbies #FunHobbies #INeedaHobby #AffordableHobbies

Have you ever said to yourself, “I need a hobby?” Are you looking for some fun, inexpensive, or interesting hobbies to try? Hobbies are a great way to challenge yourself, learn a new skill, or provide some extra income. And they’re especially fun if they don’t cost a lot of money to get started. If you’re looking for something new, check out these 59 choices. TABLE OF CONTENTS1 Fun & Interesting Hobbies that Became Successful Businesses2 A. Skilled Hobbies3 …

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Why Budget – Overcoming Budgeting Problems Now!

How to Overcome Budget Obstacles

Why Budget? We’ve got six reasons why you should overcome your budgeting problems! One of the top two New Year’s Resolutions is to get personal finances in order. Many folks want to get out of debt or set up a budget. But too often this resolution is made, and then quickly abandoned. We’ve heard it, we’ve seen it, and we’ve helped many families to overcome it. Any effort you make to manage your money will immediately start producing positive dividends. …

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Free Places to Workout – 50 Cheap Ways to Get Healthy and Stay Healthy

50 Ways to Get an Awesome Workout/ Free Places To Workout

There are free places to workout all around us if you just know where to look. We reached out to our Facebook friends and learned about dozens more free workout options than we’d never heard of. If you’re looking for “free exercise near me,” we’ve got lots of ideas. It’s time to get more exercise for less. TABLE OF CONTENTS1 Get Healthy Stay Healthy for Less this Year!2 1. Walking – Pretty much free exercise3 2. Walk, Run and …

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Inexpensive Ways to Beat a Cold Fast? Here’s How to Get Healthy Quickly!

Lots of ways to cure a cold a one or two days.

Do you want to prevent or beat a cold faster? Finding the cure for the common cold has been mankind’s pursuit for hundreds of years. While we haven’t found THE cure, we have found many ways to prevent illness or regain your health quicker. With today’s Coronavirus concerns this Cold & Flu season is horrible and tricky. Catching a cold or the flu could be almost inevitable and dangerous. How to cure a cold and beat sickness is a …

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Money Gifts for Kids: Should You Give Cash Presents to Your Adult Children?

Do Money Gifts to Adult Kids really help them?

Will money gifts to Adult Kids really help them? Do financial bailouts enable our children and make them dependent on us as parents? Here are 8 ways to help without enabling them. Money Gifts for Adult Kids — What Should We Do? A website visitor asked: We have three grown kids. Two are doing fine, but the youngest one is married with two kids and is struggling financially. They are behind on their mortgage and credit card bills and …

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34 Best Family Christmas Movie Favorites of All Time

Christmas Movie Favorites for the whole family

This is our updated (December 2023) list of 34 Christmas Movies that are Family Favorites. They are appropriate for children, some are animated, and some will make you laugh out loud they are that funny!  And remember that many of these are available at your public library or on Amazon Prime or Netflix for “free!”  Do you have some family favorite Christmas movies that you watch every year? We do! Some of our favorite family Christmas movies are the …

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Fun Family Christmas Traditions: 9 Exciting and Inexpensive Holiday Activities

Family Christmas Traditions for the Holidays. 8 Inexpensive Christmas Activities

Family Christmas Traditions can occur whether your family is large or small, and young or old. Establishing traditions can enhance relationships, evoke warm feelings and create memories that last a lifetime. Over the years, we’ve read numerous books about the value of family traditions. They add stability to the yearly calendar as the kids and grandkids eagerly anticipate and participate in the preparations for each special event. Our Christmas Traditions really are a “month-full” of activities and routines that …

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