Having kids can be expensive. And if you’re like most parents, you’re always looking to save a buck or two wherever you can. One of the places where the dollars add up most quickly is during family dinners out. Between the half-eaten chicken strips and grilled cheese sandwiches, the bill at the end can be […]
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8 Powerful Lessons to Teach Your Kids About Money
This post contains affiliate links. Today I’ve got a killer guest post from one of my best buddies in the blogging world, Aaron from Personal Finance For Beginners. Aaron is one of the up and coming rockstars in the personal finance world and he has a real passion for teaching people how to crush their […]
10 Epic Christmas Songs And Money: Get In The Spirit And Get Rich
This post contains affiliate links It’s that time of the year again. There’s a chill in the air, snow on the ground, and Jack Frost is most definitely nipping at noses (at least where I live). One of the best parts of Christmas HAS to be the music. I mean, who doesn’t love the merry […]
Operation Christmas Child – Teaching Extravagant Generosity
This post contains affiliate links. When it comes to teaching kids to be generous, I don’t think my wife and I are alone in finding it a struggle. Our kids are spoiled rotten by their grandparents and aunts and uncles. It’s to the point where at times it looks like our house just puked after […]
The Ultimate Guide To The Marshmallow Test And Delayed Gratification
This post contains affiliate links. When it comes to the best ways to raise kids, there are scads of so-called “experts”. These people are more than willing to give us their two sense about how to turn kids into successful adults. And because parenting is so stressful and we feel such a strong sense of […]
8 Unsurpassed Life Lessons That Will Empower You To Be Outstanding
This post contains affiliate links. My grandpa was my hero and role model. A bright, warm ray of sunshine to comfort and encourage me when maybe things weren’t always so sunny. Grandpa would instantly brighten any situation he entered. I’ll never forget the way he’d excitedly say “Hiya guy” whenever we saw or talked to […]
9 Of The Top Money Rules For Kids: Build Wealth, Live Free
This post contains affiliate links Being a kid is tough. No really, it is. Think about it. Imagine if your boss told you to “quit it”, “don’t touch that”, “come here…now…I’m not going to tell you again”. It’s enough to make even the most self-controlled child lose their marbles. The life of a kid is […]
Family Feud Fast Money Questions
This post contains affiliate links. Don’t tell my wife this (or my mom). I don’t want to be roped into a board game every weekend, but I secretly like playing games. Since I was a youngin, I’ve played everything from the classics like Monopoly and Risk to Codenames and Formula D (if you like competitive […]
10 Rock Solid Money Moves To Rock Before You Hit 30
This post contains affiliate links. One of the benefits of looking back on your life is you get to see how stupid you were. I mean that with all sincerity and respect. When I look back on some of the decisions I made in my youth, whether it was dying my hair blonde (not a […]
The Fun Ratio – A New Value Scale
This post contains affiliate links. Buying stuff gets a bad rap sometimes, especially in the personal finance space. With extreme frugality examples like showering at work, mending your underwear, and living on ramen noodles being held up as some sort of perfect ideal to aspire to, it’s not cool to say you like stuff. But […]