For those of you who regularly read my blog, you know that I'm anti-debt. But I am not anti-credit cards. I truly believe that responsible use of credit cards can actually benefit you financially. Unfortunately, it is all to easy to be irresponsible with credit cards.I was recently sent a copy of Jim Randel's new book The Skinny On Credit Cards, How to Master the Credit Card Game. Randel is also the author of several other books in "The Skinny On" series, including "The Skinny on The Housing … [Read more...]
The Goal is the Same, But the Game Keeps Changing
One of my favorite books is The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less by Terry Ryan.Here's the description from the back of the book:"The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Evelyn's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a … [Read more...]
E-Book Review: Month of Meals
One of my New Year's Resolutions is to plan a menu. We're heading into February and I've made a meal plan every week... and followed it.... most of the time. I will admit that I could use a little help. E-book author Jamie Ussher must have sensed my struggle. She recently sent me a copy of her e-book, "Month of Meals."Month of Meals is an easy-to-read 71-page e-book that starts at the very basics of why you should meal plan and how to begin. The e-book includes one whole month's worth of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Multiple Blessings
As a parent of twins, I've always taken an interest in the TLC television show Jon & Kate Plus Eight, which follows the daily lives of Jon and Kate Gosselin and their twin daughters and sextuplets.There have been many days when my twins and older son are crazy busy when I step back and think, "What would Kate do?" and some evenings when I watch an episode of the show on the DVR and realize how easy things are around here!My husband got me Jon and Kate Gosselin's new book (co-authored with … [Read more...]
Book Review: Christmas Sucks
I will admit that there are parts of the holiday season I do not enjoy. Maybe it's the commercialism of Christmas, maybe it's the feeling that I need to be Martha Stewart and Santa Claus in one cheerful person. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I shop for 24 people!I find myself constantly trying to keep the true meaning of the holiday in the forefront, but it is hard sometimes.So when the publishers of Christmas Sucks: What to Do When Fruitcake, Family, and Finding the Perfect … [Read more...]
Review: Debt-Proof Your Holidays
There is a very short window between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. If you wait until Black Friday to start your shopping, you just may find yourself with a giant credit card bill in January. You can avoid the consumerism trap by reading one of my favorite books: Debt-Proof Your Holidays by Mary Hunt. Mary Hunt, also known as the Everyday Cheapskate, is the author of many books that can help you live a debt-free life. Debt-Proof Your Holidays is a quick-read, and it is loaded with … [Read more...]
Shameless Nepotism: Read My Husband’s New Book
After what seemed like an ETERNITY, my husband's new book is finally out in stores!Here is part of the official press release for the book:New book explores the heart and soul of Minnesota's iconic Iron RangeDULUTH, Minn. -- A new book by accomplished Iron Range newspaper columnist and radio commentator Aaron Brown seeks to breathe life into the region's storied history for another generation. "Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range" will be released by the insurgent Duluth publishing house … [Read more...]
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