By my unofficial estimate, I am convinced that EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN has decided to buy a home this year. Seriously, like all of us.
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My Double Life
Many adults with elderly parents and young children find themselves caught between two generations and two sets of financial pressure. They are the sandwich generation.
Floating Mother’s Day
I told my husband and son that I have no problem with floating my Mother’s Day this year to accommodate other activities.
Well, Since You Asked
In recent years, I have celebrated Mother’s Day by asking my son, now a teen, how I can be a better mother. This is what he came up with this year:
Taking the Cost and Stress Out of Your Child’s Party
By SaveYourSelf.biz My mother and I have this running debate over parenting. She says I over parent, that things were simpler for my parents when me and my siblings were coming up. I feel like I parent just the right amount, somewhere between helicopter and free range—closer to free range. Children’s parties are an areaContinue reading “Taking the Cost and Stress Out of Your Child’s Party”
Holy Cow!
By SaveYourSelf.biz $2,457.55. This is the amount my household spent on food in ONE month this year. I couldn’t believe it. I was chatting with my husband, probably about food, when my Mint app notified me of my monthly expenses. Leading the pack: Food. That is an embarrassing figure. To put this into perspective, thisContinue reading “Holy Cow!”
Unmoored
By SaveYourSelf.biz I have been working since I was 12 years old. I had a paper route that was handed down from my older brother to me and later to my younger sister. It was the Columbia Flier, it came out once a week on Thursdays. It paid 10 dollars and change a month. IContinue reading “Unmoored”
At Home in Maryland But Homesick for the Road
By SaveYourSelf.biz Cleveland, Ohio. Rochester, Minnesota. These are the last two cities I visited before COVID-19 shut down my travels for more than a year. I visited Cleveland for work. I traveled to Rochester to visit family. That Rochester trip was in February 2020. On March 16, my company transitioned to remote work. For theContinue reading “At Home in Maryland But Homesick for the Road”
Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are
By SaveYourSelf.biz Say it loud I’m cheap and I’m proud Yup, I’m cheap. And I completely own it. When I was younger, my mother would jokingly—at least I hope she was joking—call me a miser and say that I was going to save all my money, die and then someone else would spend it. Ouch!Continue reading “Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are”
Show and Tell: Talking to Kids About Money
By SaveYourSelf.biz Here is a recent exchange I had with my 11-year-old niece via text: Niece: Can I borrow $20? My Cash App is XXXXXX. If you have the money. Me: Hey, did you get the $35 I sent you last week? (She had borrowed money the previous week.) Niece: Yes. Me: Well, if youContinue reading “Show and Tell: Talking to Kids About Money”
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