When I tell people that I need a vacation, they often look at me funny. I mean, I understand that we are away from home over five months a year (and leave for Mexico tomorrow!) however, it’s not really a… «more»
Have you ever given someone money for a particular purpose like a bill or the purchase of an item and wondered where your money really went? If so, did this concern make you question whether to give the money in… «more»
Our family lives on a single income so I know how tight budgets can be for even the basic necessities. For the past few months, I’ve been talking about the importance of contributing to your Child’s Registered Education Savings Plan… «more»
Photo Source: Ronnieb Every night, for the past three years, when I tuck The Kids into bed I ask them “What’s your Favourite Part of the Day?”. The responses have ranged from funny, silly, illogical and just plain incorrect. No… «more»
We’ve gone to our towns Santa Claus parade for as long as I can remember. Considering I can’t remember what I had for breakfast, that isn’t very long. However, I do remember last years parade and know that this years… «more»
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian businesses sold more than $136 billion worth of goods and services over the internet last year, up from $122 billion the year before. And, the forecasts continue to grow. Up until last year, I didn’t… «more»
When people find out that we spend the winter in Mexico there is definitely some head scratching that goes on. They want to know how and why we do it. The matter of how we get there never comes up… «more»
Only five more weeks until Christmas and if you’re like everyone else, you’ve got Santa, presents, candy canes and garland on your mind. As for me, I’m thinking about Halloween as I still have to finish my post. On second… «more»
On Thursday, Artemis had only baby teeth in her mouth so you can imagine how surprised I was on Sunday evening to look in her mouth and see this… An adult tooth! Turns out that it’s growing in behind her… «more»
We’ve never been one to follow tradition. At Halloween, instead of pumpkins, we carve pineapples and this year, we created a “water-umpkin” instead (I still need to tell you about that!), Max can’t really eat candy so we don’t go… «more»