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 >>

My mother knowingly married a convicted child molester when I was twelve years old, and he abused me until I "ran away" from home at 21. To this day, my mother denies any knowledge of his actions, even though I had him sent to jail... More >>

So often we find ourselves trying to figure out why we react a certain way to situations, or better yet, why others react the way they do. At times, understanding our own actions is hard enough, let alone trying to understand the actions of others... More >>

Being your spouse's boyfriend/girlfriend means treating him/her like you did in the beginning and not taking each other for granted. Today, I'm only going to focus on the wives. So ladies, listen up. Here are 7 ways to be your husband's girlfriend after you're married... More >>

I am a fifth-grade teacher, with 31 students in my class, ages 10-12. At least HALF of them whine and complain at the simplest of tasks. They act as if everything is too much work... More >>

Each and every one of us goes through times when we feel empty, lonely, self-critical, and not good enough. Here's how you can get through it... More >>

If you want to look back on your life and avoid being filled with regret, here are 7 things you need to stop doing right now... More >>

I have tried to teach my two boys the importance of 'considering the source' when someone says things that hurt their feelings... More >>

We can have a lot of mindless habits around food. Mindlessness can come from lack of interest, assumptions that we fully understand something, or not being conscious of an action. Mindfulness is the antidote to such auto drive behavior... More >>