With all of this money drama and life changing stuff going on, I have been reading, appropriately, God Wants You to Be Rich-The Christian Guide to Financial Freedom & Unlimited Wealth. Not because being rich is one of my goals, that’s not what this book is about anyway, but because I want to be more in control of my financial life. Now, I have a very expensive useless MBA, so intellectually, I know how to manage my money. But knowing and doing are two different things. And the dichotomy between knowing and doing is about as Christian as you can get. … Continue reading

So this may be a little off topic for a mom blog, but hey, this is my platform for expounding on things that quite frankly piss me off or at least give me pause.  This did a little of both. What is “this” you say? “This” is an email sent to me by an iTunes app developer after I reported a bug in the app that basically rendered it unusable. Was I nice in the complaint? No, not at all. Could I have been nice? Maybe, but who is when something they use daily and count on stops working? That’s … Continue reading

So some of you may already know that I won a set of Wean Green glass baby food containers when I posted it on the book of face. I’m so excited about these because they are hands down the best thing I have ever won. Okay, so maybe they are the only thing I have ever won, beside those fake contests where you win a trip to “preview” a timeshare {and oh by the way we will need to charge your credit card but you will be reimbursed when you show up}, but seriously these Wean Green containers have changed my life. … Continue reading

It’s a few days into the New Year and while many have already broken their New Year resolutions here I am talking about one that is probably even more important than losing those pesky 10 (okay 20) pounds: getting financially fit. For most of us, broke is the new normal and frugality is all the rage. Still, there ARE those pesky last 10 (ok, ok 20) pounds, so to speak. Maybe we’ve cut costs, done the extreme couponing thing, and hopefully eliminated debt (sometimes painfully) but for many of us when you are living pay-check-to-paycheck (or in the case of … Continue reading

Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned sloppy joe?  I grew up on their yummy tomato-ey ground beef goodness (remember when school cafeteria lunches were delicious? Or ground beef was cheap?). The most awesome part was the bread options: open face, sandwich-style, ghetto style on toast (’cause buns cost extra), chopped up with bread like warm panzanella (more like goulash, panzanella was definitely not in the 80′s housewife vernacular). The first time I resurrected the meal, I served it up to my family ghetto-style because we simply don’t need all of that bread or the inevitable bread pudding I would be forced … Continue reading

The busy holiday season is now officially over but if youre like us, your school aged child is still on vacation. Three weeks is a long time to be away from the rigors and mental stimulation of school. If my 3rd grader had his way, the entire 3 weeks would be spent watching t.v. and playing video games with a few hours of Lego building thrown in. In my household, however, this will not fly. I am a firm believer in continuous education (just take a look-see at my student loan bill…oy!) and any kid of mine better prepare for … Continue reading