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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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Is It Possible to Budget for Pesach? These 8 Tips Might Help.
We nudged the most budget-conscious for tips on how they make Pesach while spending a minimum. Because of rising costs on just about everything – food to gas and everything in between, this year, perhaps more than other years, is tight for a lot of people. When we called up some budget-minded BCP friends for
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6 Quick Tips for Getting Rid of Clutter
You’ll feel so much better when, instead of that stuff, you have: SPACE! I would like to dispel a myth: Decluttering isn’t part of Pesach cleaning. I beg to differ. How could we ensure that there’s no chometz in our home if there’s clutter everywhere? Who knows what’s lurking behind that pile over there? So
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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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How to Teach a Child to Swallow Pills
Learning this important life skill can be difficult, but we’ve got two tips that can help. Swallowing pills is a simple skill most of us adults take for granted, but it can be tricky to master for a kid. The following two tips work for most kids (or adults!). But before you even have your
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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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9 Thoughtful Things to Do or Say at a Shiva
It’s a time when we’re not really sure what to do or how to be helpful. These were the acts my family appreciated; someone you know might too. Do you have any tips of what to say or do for those sitting shiva? Post them here.
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Baby Doesn’t Want to Wear a Diaper? Not Ready to Train? A Solution.
One quick toddler tip saved some embarrassing moments! I think it’s only in Lakewood where you can be in an upscale clothing shop and a baby will take off her leggings and diaper, and instead of people being horrified, women will actually smile and give you advice. (Well, that happened to me and that was
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