We’re always trying to figure out ways to make life work better. This is an update to our Life Pages download – a different spin that I’ve been using. It’s so easy to loose focus, especially when you have a list of 30+ things to do at any given time. When it comes to my…
Life Management
It’s A Week-Long ‘No Spend Challenge,’ Are You In?
It’s my favorite and least favorite challenge, and the rules are simple. Join us below! With Chanukah behind us, it’s the perfect time to launch a ‘No Spend Challenge’ to get our spending back on track after an always-more-expensive-than-we-think week. What is a no-spend challenge? It means cutting back on everything but absolute necessities, for…
How to Get Started Investing for the Future
Is investing something you think you’ll “worry about later?” Which of the following describes you best: I have a plan for retirement and I am on track to retire comfortably with enough money for my desired lifestyle. I know what I should be doing to prepare for retirement but I haven’t done much yet because…
How I Made Peace With Instagram
Here is how I changed the way I gram, so that I could use this app for my benefit, without letting it drag me down. Do you have Instagram on your phone? Chances are that you have it, many of us do. It’s a great business tool. For me, it’s also the way I find out…
Take Two: What If We All “Dropped The Phone” Together?
Back in December 2019, we launched our first “Drop the Phone” campaign. Now is the perfect time to try a 30 day challenge again. The nine days is always a time of introspection and growth, and summer is also a time when we want to enjoy more family time. And enjoying a simple life with…
7 Tips for Getting Budgeting on Track
Moderation is a tool that is helpful in all aspects of life. But how do we achieve financial moderation for ourselves and our families? A good spending ratio is 50% on needs, 30% on wants, and 20% on savings. I was not the typical newly married woman – I was single for a few years…
5 Tips for Getting Back on Schedule
It’s the time of year that we get a fresh start, but it can feel overwhelming to tackle it all at once. Here are some ideas of what to prioritize. Go back to the normal wake up and bedtime schedule right away, even if kids don’t seem ready. Start by waking up kids even if…
7 Tips for Saving Money on Your Kids Clothes
Yes, you can save money, have a neater closet, and love everything your child wears! Kids grow so fast and seasons change before you know it. We all want to dress our kids well, but it can be a challenge to do this on a budget. Thankfully there are some simple ways to help you…
Habit Stacking: The Best Way to Establish a New Habit
This simple method will have you sticking to new habits you never managed to nail down before. We all have ideas and goals of habits we want to incorporate into our daily lives. They can be spiritual or physical, health or maybe parenting related. But somehow it’s always so hard to stick to our good…
What Makes a Routine Actually Work?
Have you ever made a morning routine chart that worked wonders for a day (or two or three) and then totally stopped working? Me too. Why? The Novelty Effect When something is new, it feels good. Novelty triggers the release of dopamine, the feel-good motivation neurotransmitter. It’s like your brain gets a happy boost. As soon…