When I was married I always planned on getting life insurance but never got around to it. I didn't want my then husband to be financially ruined if something were to happen to me or vice versa. I also wanted to be able to leave money for my kid’s college education and anything else they would need in the event something would happen to me. Now that I’m single I still think life insurance is ...
Budget Friendly, Fun, and Pretty Labor Day Parties
In honor of Labor Day this coming Monday I get an extra day off! I love holiday weekends. Instead of spending the day working or just sitting around the house I thought it would be fun for the girls and I to have a Labor Day party and invite a couple of family members over. I have been thinking of ways that I can have an inexpensive, kid friendly, and most of all fun Labor Day party. Here’s ...
Setting Yourself Up for Success: Organizing a Work at Home Space
I am getting more anxious about making the work at home switch every day. Especially with all of the work that I have had come in this week. It’s actually quite mind boggling for me. I have been looking for ways to keep myself on track and create a space that helps to increase my productivity. At this point I am working thirty hours a week at my day job and another twenty to thirty a week on ...
Five Budgeting Tips for New Mothers
The happiness and health of a child are two things a mother never should, or would want to cuts corners on. However there are many ways a new mother can be economical without ever having to compromise the well being of their kids. Start Your Engine Hit the net. There are many companies and programs on the internet that especially cater to mothers with young babies. There are an increasing number ...
Nicola Fox Answers ‘Top Ten Questions that everyone would like to know about your business but were too afraid to ask…’
Nicola Fox Answers ‘Top Ten Questions that everyone would like to know about your business but were too afraid to ask...’ 1. What made you decide to run your own business? Although running your own business is hard work, it brings its own rewards; I love the fact that I am in control of how I work and when I work, and it gives me a great deal of satisfaction to know I can work in a way that ...
Danger Jobs & Life Insurance:Coal Miners
One would think that it would be extremely difficult for someone who plunges into deep underground coal mining shafts—which are chock full of dangerous equipment, as well as poisonous and incendiary gases—to obtain life insurance. It’s a reasonable thought. That just isn't the case, though, actually. Well, actually, it depends on what you consider “difficult” to be. Life insurance companies, or ...