My kids love watching Chopped (the Food Network TV show) on Netflix. They love all the weird ingredients, strange dishes, and the judging. So they decided that we should do a family Chopped championship with myself and my husband as the contestants. It was time consuming but a lot of fun! The only rules were […]
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Working Women Wednesdays gives you tips, tricks, and information about being a successful working mom in corporate America. Today’s topic – getting an education while being a mom It’s advice you hear all the time – go to (or have your kids go to) community college to start out, then transfer to a four-year school.
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Lately I’m dreaming about mortgage freedom. This may be surprising – after all, my mortgage only has less than 12 years left at 2.75%. The balance over the past three years (since it started-it’s a 15 year) has dropped almost $50k. Every month the balance goes down by over a thousand dollars, thanks to the
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Overall I have to say Retire Inspired by Chris Hogan is a very good introduction to the basics of personal finance and “retirement”. I put retirement in quotes because Chris isn’t just advocating the usual work until 65 and then stay home all day image that many people have when they think about retirement. Instead
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When I was a kid, Fridays were always pizza night. We’ve taken it a step further in our family and made it our weekly “pizza and movie night”, complete with fresh, amazing homemade pizza. In this article, I’m going to compare the costs between buying a pizza, getting a pizza kit, and making your own
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Working Women Wednesdays gives you tips, tricks, and information about being a successful working mom in corporate America. Speaking in public. It’s many peoples worse fear – even worse than death. For 19% of people speaking in public is their top fear, but death comes in second place at 16%. According to Psychology Today, the
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