Say you’re like me, you own a car, and your hood release lever doesn’t work.  I have several options to fix the car.
1.  I can try to fix it myself and risk breaking additional things.
2. I can go into debt to have someone else fix it.
3. I can access my emergency fund.
So what do you do […]

The following quotes are taken from jmule’s posts on The Finance Forums, the title of the thread is “At the end of my rope”  You can read the whole series of posts here.
I don’t know where to turn. I have a good steady income, but very bad credit, from a previous relationship that destroyed my […]

Yesterday I made a career move that will nearly double my income.  It will require moving to a more expensive part of the state and being futher away from family members, but all in all I think it’s a good thing.
I am trying to set up a moving budget, and we’re still debating whether or not […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Really
In the scope of a family, goals are a good thing to set, and a good thing to prioritize, but they are not important and should not dictate every decision.  There are things that trump goals like medical emergencies, accidents, natural disasters, etc. that always should take precedence over your goals to say, own a […]

Once again I would like to point out that I am not endorsing one institution’s Certificates of Deposit over another institution’s.  My employer is not paying me to write this post.
I really like Certificates of Deposit (hereafter known as CDs).  They are a secured investment that will provide interest at a rate that is typically […]