Blogs in Category: Family

Moms with a great business idea can be deterred from pursuing their goals due to lack of money to get their business started. However, many women will be surprised to learn that they can obtain free money in order to start a new company. Read on for more information.

My husband and I have always preferred simple, which translates to “cheap,” over elaborate and expensive. We love spending time with friends and family in the kitchen, cooking up a favorite meal, and we usually entertain at least once a week. Read on for some of our budget-friendly tips for hosting a great party:

Everyone wants their children to be responsible with money when they grow up, but few do anything to help them gain these skills when they are young. When a child leaves home, they are often bombarded with important financial decisions. Getting into debt early on can make life incredibly difficult for your child, while making responsible choices early can set them up for a successful financial future. There are steps that you can take to help your child be prepared for these situations.

Happy Nurses Day! National Nurses Week is observed each year in honor of the dedicated registered nurses (RN) of America. In emergency rooms, hospitals, clinics and other health-care settings, nurses provide compassionate care for patients and their families.

Most of the people are sentimentally attached with some of their belongings, and find it really difficult to part with them. These belongings evoke the memories of a beautiful time or event and remind you of the persons in them. It is advisable to store these beautiful and special mementos safely forever. This article is a collection of practical suggestions for storing your keepsakes in an organized manner.

While the traditional Mother's Day breakfast in bed is always wonderful (my husband’s a terrific cook) and it’s fun to see what goodies the children put together, sometimes it might be nice to be handed free reign and told to pick out my own gift, the sky’s the limit! So when FatWallet asked me to put together a list of iPhone and iPad related gifts for moms I decided to come up with several things I’d love to receive, and to give to my fellow moms.

With Mother’s Day fast approaching and with the maternal bonds of family and motherhood firmly in mind, I wanted to share some activities that, when undertaken with sons or daughters, can provide some meaningful family interaction:

Why should Monday's be dreaded? Let's start the week off with a little fun and a giveaway! Welcome to Monday Fun-Day on FatWallet's Facebook, Twitter, & Blog! Enter to win some Thinking Putty FatWallet Schwag on the blog by reading about our funny Thinking Putty situation this week and answering: What funny product warnings have you read? Have you or your kids gotten into any funny 'sticky' situations like this?

Parents often have to make many decisions regarding what is best for their children. Making choices about their education is often one of the things that parents have to decide on to determine what is best for the future of their children. Parents often wonder if enrolling their children in a private school is a better choice than a public school. Carefully reviewing the good and bad characteristics of both types of schools can help any parent decide what may be the best choice for their family.

This past weekend my husband was out of town on business, which meant there was really no other option than to take my kids with me grocery shopping. After the disaster trip we took last week, when I almost walked out of the store, this week we headed to the store with a whole new attitude. Here are a few things I did to keep my kids involved while we were in the store: