money

I believe that my grandma has thousands of dollars worth of stuff in her purse.  Her purse is the size of a suitcase and the stuff inside could be sold at antique stores.  But I'm pretty sure my purse has $5.00 worth of valuables in it. I may be wrong. According to a new survey from the Daily Mail, the average woman is carrying around THOUSANDS of dollars worth of stuff in her purse. The survey fo

It's hard to keep costs down during Halloween especially if you have more than one child. A lot of moms save money by making their child's Halloween costumes. I'm not that talented. If I could sew more than the basic blanket I would try to make my children's costumes. Buy...

There's NO bigger secret at work than how much money everyone makes. A small but growing number of companies around the U.S. are breaking that taboo . . . and making everyone's salary public knowledge.  WHY?  Here are the top three reasons. 1.  Trust.  When there's full transparency, no one can SUSPECT the company is ripping them off or paying them way less than everyone else . . . they'll know fo

One-hundred-dollar bills are about to get quite the colorful face-lift.

With temps in the mid 90's this week, most of us are running our AC around the clock.  This common myth about air conditioners might have cost you. Some people say that if you want to save money, you should leave your air conditioner on low when you're not home, because it requires more energy to cool down a hot room than it does to keep a room cool. But according to the American Council for an En

I don't have teenagers so I have no idea if this accurate. You tell me. According to a new study from the Daily Mail, the average teenager costs their parents $9,570 a year.

Sending your kids back to school can be expensive. They need school supplies, clothes, backpacks, shoes, etc.

I will be the first to admit that I can be indecisive. Certain decisions are really easy for women to make, like how many shoes to own and how many kids to have but if you ask us to pick out a new car, couch or paint color we can make life very difficult.

I think we all can agree that bullies are an issue that no one knows how to solve. The town of Monona in Wisconsin has decided to fine parents if their kids are bullies.  Under a new ordinance, parents whose kids are caught bullying are subject to fines between $114 and $177 for each offense...

It's graduation season . . . so how much money should you give a new graduate as a graduation gift these days?  According to a new survey in the Wall Street Journal, people give an average of $111 for a high school graduation . . .

Fathers Day is coming up and like most years, everything my husband wants is WAY out of my price range. He never seems to want anything that is in my price range. Guys in general have very few things on their wish list that isn't thousands of dollars...women on the other hand, would be completely happy with a $20.00 sweater.

I was watching some garbage TV the other day and a couple was being interviewed about the gifts that they received for their wedding. They said that anything less than $100.00 is an insult. I was shocked!