Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel of the Nobel Prize-winning English writer William Golding. It should be admitted that it was the first author’s novel and it became a bestseller a few years after its publication. Lord of the Flies was first published in 1954 and won international fame for its authentic plot and composition. The book is read and studied at colleges and universities of the whole world. At the same time, the novel is supposed to be among the most controversial books of the … [Read more...]

There are dozens of reasons why we get into debt.  For some, it's unemployment or underemployment.  For others it's a divorce or a medical crisis. For many of us, our spending is the cause of the problem.  Each trip to the store is dangerous.  Each online shopping spree is a ticket to more debt.  Our homes, our cars, our vacations are all examples of a life lived outside of our means. … [Read more...]

Donna Freedman didn't just write Your Playbook for Tough Times.  She lived it. Freedman has learned how to survive and thrive during difficult financial times as a teenager, a 21-year-old single mom and as a divorced woman in her late 40s supporting a disabled adult child while earning her college degree. Her new book, Your Playbook for Tough Times: Living Large on Small Change, for the Short Term or the Long Haul is the culmination of a lifetime of experience of how she managed to live … [Read more...]

I have always been a bit of a planner.  I like to know what's happening and what to expect.  I'm always the one in our family who plays the devil's advocate, who considers the "what ifs" of all kinds of situations. A few years ago, all that "what if" thinking led me to create my "Just In Case" file.  This was a small photo album which I filled with sheets of information on everything from where our wills were located to passwords for voice mail.  The "Just In Case" file is there to help my … [Read more...]

As a busy mom of three boys, I'm always on the lookout for dinner inspiration.  I'm looking for affordable, delicious, wholesome meal ideas that don't require any ingredients I can't find in my rural community's grocery stores. … [Read more...]