I graduated in the top ten of my high school class, and was accepted into my first choice expensive private college. However, the financial aid package still meant I could not afford to attend this school without going into major debt. More >>

Living beneath your means isn't as hard as it sounds. There are many benefits to pretending you make less than you do - Here are 5 reasons why. More >>

By dumb luck, I was able to pay for my own college. I was only 17 when I started college. Since I didn't like school, my first thought was to go during the summers. If I went during the summer, I could get it over with faster. Then I thought, I don't want to be 20 years old and working full time... More >>

Perhaps you and your husband have been married for a little over a year. You both want children but want to know when is the best time for us to start trying? Is there ever really a best time? Most of your friends already have children, and you're starting to feel as if you should get started a little sooner than later... More >>

I grew up in a loving home with a stay-at-home mom and a hard-working dad. Now, as an adult, I see how having a one-income household must have been a struggle for them... More >>

I am a stay-at-home, homeschool mom to three. When I first began staying home, we had to make sacrifices, and money was tight. I had to get creative, so I shopped second hand for clothes, clipped coupons for groceries, and borrowed a relative's camera to take pictures of my kid, because I couldn't afford a fancy photographer... More >>

At the end of the day, any entrepreneurial venture involves a certain amount of risk. No matter how much research and due diligence you do, no matter how much 'tire kicking' you do... More >>

...'What's a charity?' they both asked. It felt difficult to explain, and I weighed my words carefully. My children have seen homeless men and women on the street, asking for money, food, etc. Each time we give money and each time my husband and I carefully try to explain why it is that some people go without the basics that we are so fortunate to have... More >>

...I knew for me that going back to work full-time with a high responsibility and demanding job was NOT what I wanted... More >>

After college, I had the opportunity to take a job in my hometown. The pay was so low, I would have to live at home. My mother said "No". She said if I didn't break out of my comfort zone and spread my wings at that time, I never would. More >>