I don’t know about you but my dad and my husband have always been the most difficult to buy gifts for. Their lists of wants is always so short and their list of needs is non-existent. When they need something throughout the year, they ...
Can you believe it’s already February? Weren’t we celebrating Christmas just a few weeks ago? It’s always hard to tell what holiday is really upon us because we saw Valentine’s gifts already on shelves before Christm ...
For many years, I lived in a different part of the country than the rest of my family. I was two time zones away, to be exact. I’ve come to know many families who have kids spread out across the country as they pursue colleges and car ...
Like most kids, I didn’t know too much about my parents’ financial situation when I was young. In hindsight, I know we weren’t well off. Sometimes things were pretty rough for my folks. Yet they always managed to make sure ...
We were at Marshall’s the other day shopping for Easter dresses for the girls. My MIL was in town and wanted to buy them each a new dress. Fine with me! I love Marshall’s and can’t help but wander up and down all the ai ...
It’s no secret that I’m kind of frugal. I’ve always told my husband that I don’t want to be fawned on with flowers and chocolates because I’m sure there are better uses for our money. Flowers eventually die a ...
Growing up, I never knew what kind of gifts to get my dad. Mugs, ties, whatever – I don’t even remember what kind of stuff we gave him. I’m sure my mom just picked something out and put our names on it.As we got older, my ...
Back in 2004, I found out that MMs had started doing personalized MM candies. There were only a few color options and you could only add words. I thought it was a neat concept – very new and different from anything else out there. ...
