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Cooking Games for Kids: Fun and Learning Served Up Fresh

May 23, 2025

As someone who values quality educational resources (especially when they blend learning with fun) I’m happy to share a recent discovery that has been a hit both in the classroom and at home: CulinarySchools.org. I originally recommended this site to a high school culinary teacher looking for accessible tools to support her students’ career exploration… Read More Cooking Games for Kids: Fun and Learning Served Up Fresh

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Review: Money Games for Children

April 9, 2025

In a world where financial literacy is more important than ever, tools that make learning about money fun and accessible are incredibly valuable. Being able to educate children early on money and finance gives them an edge for life. Money Games section on MortgageCalculator.org stands out as a great learning tool to start children off… Read More Review: Money Games for Children

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Savings Challenge Accepted

October 19, 2023

Let’s Get the Bread Let me start by saying: I subscribe to the school of thought that claims avoiding avocado toast and lattes WON’T make you rich. Skipping the toast won’t get you the bread. There’s absolutely no way to five dolla holla your way to true financial security. However, I also believe the… Read More Savings Challenge Accepted

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Navigating Automobile Insurance Pricing

August 26, 2023

But I’m A Good Customer Have you ever heard that in the world of automobile insurance, being a customer in good standing for a long period of time can work against you? I’d been told a few times, but actually didn’t believe it. No tickets, no accidents, no claims, should make me the kind of… Read More Navigating Automobile Insurance Pricing

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Take the Trip But First Save the Money

October 21, 2022

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. We seemed to have jumped straight from a post-Covid existence into inflationary angst, not cool at all. Saving money, breadmaking and nesting were the daily existence, along with virtual work and school for many. Although, we are back out in the world, our… Read More Take the Trip But First Save the Money

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Book Review: Creating Happiness, by Kathleen Chabus

September 13, 2022

Creating Happiness: 15 Simple Ways to Feel Really Good About Yourself, Your Relationships, and Your Life Kathleen Chabus states in the introduction, happiness is an inside job. However many of us chase it like an object just over the horizon. We see it, barely, and think we might someday “get there.” The author… Read More Book Review: Creating Happiness, by Kathleen Chabus

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Car Trouble: Should I Keep My Vehicle or Sell it

June 22, 2022

I don’t really have car trouble, I have trouble making decisions. About a year ago, I moved to a new home significantly closer to my work location. What was a 30 minute commute is now minutes. That’s only if I catch the one red light between my driveway and the parking lot at work. And… Read More Car Trouble: Should I Keep My Vehicle or Sell it

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Happiest Cities in Vermont

June 11, 2022

These Are the Happiest Cities in Vermont Within the last couple of years, many of us realized there’s a lot lacking in our lives that could make us better. Many started searching for better and happier places to live that could add a little sunshine, and for most, Vermont kept popping up on these lists.… Read More Happiest Cities in Vermont

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Enola Holmes and The Black Barouche

September 1, 2021

Details This post is part of the Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche Blog Tour hosted by St. Martin’s Publishing Group. ARC provided by NetGalley. Enola Holmes, #7: Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche By: Nancy Springer Published: August 31, 2021 Genre: Mystery/Historical Fiction/Children’s Fiction Enola Holmes Spunky, resourceful and determined, Enola Holmes is a… Read More Enola Holmes and The Black Barouche

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Smart Financial Steps

August 17, 2021

Focus on what you can control, not what you can’t. In the turbulent, troubling world of Covid-19, there are plenty of things we can’t control. Rather than let that be a complete discouragement, identify what you control, and take can charge. One area where I have more opportunity now to slow down, analyze and… Read More Smart Financial Steps