By Shara Lawrence-Weiss Here are a few fun ideas to use with your kids, during the summer holidays: Home made paint: I have been experimenting with home made paint ideas lately. At one point I combined a can of condensed milk with one cup of cheap flour. I brought the mixture to a boil and then let it cool. I stored the paint in the fridge. This mixture works quite well with chunky paintbrushes and it can also be used {Read More}

There are a few loans that your family should never consider taking out unless you have no other possible options. Payday loans are one of those loans, because they come with such a high-interest rate. Payday loans are a type of short-term loan that you can borrow using your next paycheck as collateral to guarantee the loan will be repaid. Payday loans have an extremely high annual percentage rate (APR), which can make them very hard to pay off. If {Read More}

The best way to ensure that your children’s future is secure is to make investments for them. Investing in your children’s future will help provide financial security in the case that something were to happen to you or your spouse. Making sure that their children will lead a full a prosperous life is a priority of many parents. With your help, your children can weather excessive education costs, the cost of living, and even the cost of starting their own {Read More}

Many families in the United States find that they are struggling to keep up with their bills and stay out of debt on a daily basis. On top of this, American families have to deal with decreased savings rates. If your family is having a hard time staying on top of bills and saving money, you are not the only one. To improve your family’s financial quality of life, it is important to avoid these very common and destructive mistakes. {Read More}

Paying for a family road trip can be extremely expensive when you take into account the gas, food, and lodging that you need to make your trip a success. Although financially planning your road trip is not fun, figuring out how your going to pay for your road trip is extremely important. Here are four ways to help finance your next big family road trip. Involve Your Whole Family Not only will involving your whole family help pay for your {Read More}

When it comes to high stress levels, it is said that moving home is right up there with death and divorce. Well it need not be such a terrible experience if planning and preparation for the move is carried out well in advance. For parents with young children the upheaval of moving comes with extra stress as they have the added task of managing the anxieties of the kids. Everybody knows children love routines and structure – it makes them {Read More}

{I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for MetLife. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. All opinions are my own and 100% honest} Mother’s Day is almost here, and I am looking forward to a day of relaxation with my favorite people. Every year, Jay and the kids plan a very special day for me. I get to sleep in, and get lots of hugs and cuddles from V and E. {Read More}

I don’t know about you, but my life is super, SUPER busy at all times. It leaves me very little time to do extras, and when those extras involve shopping, I need to be able to get in and out. This tends to be a big problem for me as I can never seem to get “out” of the store as quickly as I want. I end up wandering around, buying more then what I need, and I always forget {Read More}