Life Management
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7 Tips for Getting Budgeting on Track
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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How to Use WhatsApp As Your Personal Reminder Space
There’s a lot of communicating going on in WhatsApp. But can you easily remember the things you need to follow up with later? WhatsApp is definitely the best messaging app there is, but often information gets lost in chats or groups, and it is hard to save information for future reference. This is especially true
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The Complete Guide to Making Your First Guest List
Never collected the names and addresses of all your friends and family before? Here’s how to get started and get it all organized. If you are making a small event with “just family” or “just family and some close friends,” obviously you don’t need to go through all these steps of compiling a complete guest
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How I Turned BCP’s Life Pages into a Planner I Love
Do you love our Life Pages? Want to keep them neat and organized? Bind them into a planner and never forget a “to-do.” Before our Life Pages download was so beautifully designed by our own Shaindy Menzer, I had always used a spreadsheet version to map out my weeks. I’d print them out and have
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What Does Self Love Actually Mean?
What is self love? Is self care the same as self love? Or is it self expression? Are they all separated or intertwined? The simple answer is yes, these are all forms of self love…. But we haven’t defined it yet and I feel more confusion than clarity. So what is love? Love is acceptance!
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Do You Ever Get Stuck in a Worry Trap?
Are you a worrier? Do you worry that you worry too much? If you or a loved one worry excessively, keep reading. There is a myth surrounding the idea of worry. People make the mistake and “think” that worrying about the future can help prevent harm by preparing themselves (for whatever they are worried about)
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