Have you ever watched the show “Hoarders” on TV? Hoarding is a serious behavior issue that affects between 700,000 and 1.4 million people in the United States. It is defined by the Mayo Clinic as the “excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them.” Many of us are not in that advanced […]
Money
Mind Your Own Business
A spending plan or budget is something many of us prefer not to think about; it can be very scary to lay out your finances in black and white. If you don’t look at the numbers that say you’re out of balance, then you don’t have to think about the possibility that you are not […]
Birthday Party “Poop-Out”
Are we worn out yet from kids’ birthday parties? It seems like parents are either trying to plan the perfect birthday party “palooza” of all time for their kids or are running around every other week buying yet another expensive gift for someone else’s child. Are either of those scenarios hitting home for you right now […]
The “Simple” Life: Boomer Gimmick or Genuine Movement?
In case you weren’t aware, there has been an increase in the number of people interested in living more simply. This is not a result of the recession, although that may have been the springboard for a few of the more recent converts. The simplicity movement has been growing quietly over the last 20-30 […]
Shift Happens
I found a quote about ten years ago that I have since shared with family and friends when they were facing hard times; it goes like this: “sometimes good luck comes disguised as disaster.” Meaning that once you go through a difficult situation, whether it be financial, health-related, marital, or personal, with hindsight you […]
Money for Food
Food is the third largest expense in a budget, after housing and transportation. It stands to reason that spending less on food every week would free up some extra money for you. Yet, there’s a nutrition-related concern as consumers seek to shrink their grocery bill, states Roberta Duyff of the Canned Food Alliance. Currently, 81% […]