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Kids and Money – What and When

One of the most valuable things that a parent can do is teach their children about money. If children are raised to understand how money works, they are likely to grow into financially aware adults who are able to make good financial decisions for themselves and their families. Of course, the big question is when to begin teaching them and what to teach them at each age and stage of their development. The earliest form of financial education for children happens without you even necessarily realizing that you are doing it. Children are very observant, and they see and hear … Continue reading →

Online Tools For Professional Development

If you are a home-based professional who works on a freelance basis, you are probably well aware that you are in charge of your professional advancement. That is, whether you remain at the same level that you at now or move yourself onward and upward in your career is a product of the choices that you make and the actions that you take. This can be a very empowering thing, as there is no one holding you back from success besides yourself. Fortunately, career advancement does not require that you spend a great deal of time and money to acquire … Continue reading →

Professional Development and the Home Business Owner

Perhaps you are thinking that now that you are an entrepreneur and a home business owner, your training and professional development days are through. Unless you have licensure to maintain or certain training requirements to fulfill for the industry that you work in, you might think you don’t need to spend money or time on professional development. It might be a good idea for you personally and for your business, however. The great thing about professional development now that you are on your own in your business (besides the fact that it can help get you inspired and make you … Continue reading →

Saving Money With Photographs

Several months ago I taught a basic photography class to a group of nine scrapbookers. We went over both digital photography as well as film photography and we talked about the importance of organizing your photographs for ease of scrapbooking. Surprisingly I learned that of the nine women present that night, only four regularly printed photographs. Two ladies admitted to having several rolls of film at home that have not been developed along with hundreds of digital photographs just sitting on their computer. The other three used digital and one lady admitted to having over a thousand photographs on her … Continue reading →

Ask a Homeschooling Blogger: Why Are You So Against Government Intervention? Part 4

Note: As I have explained in the first blog in this series yesterday, I have received an e-mail that I think articulates the opinions of many who do not home school and don’t understand why those of us who do might see government intervention as a bad thing. I generally ignore these letters because they are often riddled with poor language and have clearly not been thought out. For the original question in part, please see the first blog. This is a continuation of my response. My Agenda Against Hilary and What I’m “Hiding” I have never sat to tea … Continue reading →

Spend Money on Development

As small home-based business owners, most of us are used to operating on a shoe-string budget. After all, we are in business to make money (among other things) and we do want to make a profit–part of making a profit in a small operation means keeping expenses under control. Still, we do have to spend some money on research and development if we are going to keep moving our business in the direction of growth. I know that most of us are not huge corporations with a nice, fat, separate budget line item for marketing and one for research and … Continue reading →

Teens Saving Money

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What is the best way to teach teens money saving tips? Most teens I know only love to spend money. For a parent teaching kids about savings it basically involves the fine art of motivation. Kids are certainly all about instant gratification. Although teens are starting to look and act like adults, they are still very much kids at heart. The maturity around setting limits, especially with money, has not been instilled in their development. But, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start teaching your teen money saving strategies. Just be patient, knowing that your advice and tips will probably not … Continue reading →

Better Off Not Knowing

As parents, we want the best for our children.  We want to protect them from harm and ensure them every success in life.  To that end, most of us take to heart information provided by experts, such as doctors, researchers and scientists.  However, more and more these days it seems said experts are spending way too much time, money and resources analyzing subjects that most parents are better off not knowing. Case in point:   A recent study regarding diapers, babies and the ability to walk.  According to three reputable developmental scientists, who were able to convince some entity to … Continue reading →

Fun Things About Being Pregnant

Being pregnant can actually be a lot of fun, if you think about it. Here are some of the things that make pregnancy a fun and enjoyable time. Feel free to read over this list on those days when you are sick of feeling sick, tired of feeling tired, and just plain aggravated at the world and at the amount of swelling in your ankles. One very fun and exciting thing is that you get to choose a name for your baby. There are endless possibilities, and it can be a lot of fun to look for ideas and play … Continue reading →

Rick Santorum’s Health Insurance is Insufficient

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Rick Santorum is one of the Republican candidates who is hoping to become the Republican nominee for the 2012 Presidential election. In his campaign, he has mentioned many times that he would like to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act. Interestingly, his own health insurance is insufficient to cover the medical needs of his family. It is no secret that Rick Santorum has extreme dislike for the health reform laws that are part of the Affordable Care Act, ACA. He has made it clear that if he is elected President of the United States, one of the things he wants … Continue reading →