I hope you all had an amazing Christmas! I kept the girls home all week last week and it was so nice. I’m sad the holiday week is over but I’ve got some major catching up to do. You know when you don’t check your email for a few days and then you start to dread it because you just know you’re going to have like 100 messages in your inbox? That’s how I was feeling yesterday. I’ve been ...
How to Save Money on Your Electric Bill
With winter in full swing many people are seeing huge spikes in their electric bill. This was me last year with my highest electric bill reaching almost five hundred dollars. Thanks to lots of comments from readers I was able to get my electric bill better under control. If you have electric heat are are facing record high electric bills here are some ways you can save. Compare Electricity ...
Being Healthy in the New Year
Last week I went over the basics of my 2014 business plan but there is actually more that I want to do in the New Year. I know that everyone is busy with Christmas related stuff this week. I have been too! But with the New Year right around the corner I wanted to get all of my goals out there. I have two more goals after this one that I am starting to make plans for that I’ll post about later ...
How to Find a Good Real Estate Agent
As many of you know my real passion is real estate. I used watch shows like Flip this House and Moving Up religiously. I love the possibilities of finding an old home fixing it up and then trying to sell it for profit. I did it once and am itching to do it again. Buying a house to flip is risky. Actually buying any home is a bit of a risk if you don’t know what you’re getting into. That’s ...
The True Cost of Owning a Car
The true cost of owning a car is always far greater than just the actual price of the car. When I bought my car in 2008 my credit still wasn’t that great. It wasn’t bad – I was still working on building it. Therefore the first car lot I looked at offered me an interest rate that I couldn’t afford to pay. I didn’t have the cash to pay for the car so I had to keep looking for an interest rate ...
My 2014 Business Plans
I am usually not one to set New Year’s Resolutions but since I am working on my own businesses this year I want to start 2014 off right with some solid and attainable goals for the whole year. This is my plan of action for 2014. Single Moms Income Over the last year I’ve tried to post on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and sometimes even Saturdays. You may have noticed that I haven’t ...