“What’s really important when it comes to a financial institution?”
It’s FinancingYourFamily.com ’s first ever Discussion post!
Today I would like to look at the pros and cons of Brick and Mortar financials vs. Online financials.  I am at a bit of a loss when it comes to the online financials though, so I am going to […]

Looking for a cheap way to have a few laughs this weekend?
Do a “write the next sentence” story.  Take a piece of paper and each person takes turns writing a sentence until the paper is full.  Read your new story.  You can also make a book by having children draw pictures on 5-10 pieces of […]

This is a review of Pro Blog Design, a blog that shows you how to “Tweak your blog, making it more profitable, usable and attractive.”
Michael, the author of Pro Blog Design, clearly knows a lot more than I do about designing a blog.  This isn’t really something to be proud of, I don’t know anything about […]

Well, a while ago I had a contest called, $100 a Month.  How Would You Spend it? There were some great comments, and I’m going to share some before I announce the winner.

We all have those kind of weeks where a monkey wrench seems to get thrown into every aspect of our lives.  Now, I could look at all the stuff that’s going on as bad things, but really, they are all blessings in disguise.

 Work- There are 3 other people who are normally around to work the […]

My Family is Awesome
We had an 80th birthday celebration for my grandfather this past weekend, and it was a blast.  All of my aunts and uncles and cousins were up in the MVP skybox at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.  There were also a lot of Grandpa’s friends there, it was a blast.
One thing […]

      This is a guest post from Jamie over at PaidTwice.  She has some good things to say in this article, I suggest you take some notes :)  In case you were wondering, I’m at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.
I’ve been thinking and talking about getting out of debt for a long time. Especially […]

I came across an interesting post over at Growing Up, which made me think of my own trap with credit cards.  Here’s the interesting part of the post for your perusal:
True, the immediate cash back reward meant I spent less on every purchase. But too quickly did both my husband and I sink into the […]

What would a family finance site be without some fun things you can do for little or no money?

Board Games are a great way to spend time with the family.  I like the game “Apples to Apples” because it is simple to set up and VERY funny if you play it right.
Toss a ball.  Seriously, […]

Sometimes a job is worth more than the bottom line, so today is a question for all of you great readers of this blog.  “What kinds of perks do your jobs offer?”  and “What perks would you like your job to offer?”
I know my employer offers a $3000 personal computer reimbursement every 3 years, as […]