It may not feel like it, but some stress is good. It gives you focus when you need it, protects you in dangerous situations, and motivates you to step up to the plate and tackle challenges head-on. Then there’s bad stress, which really doesn’t help you with anything, and causes ...
Archives for April 2017
Time to Take Control of your Wellbeing: Simple Steps to Happier Living
When it comes to enjoying a happy life, you'll find that people have different ideas as to what that really means. Advertisers imply that certain products are the ticket to the good life, while media associates it with wealth or fame. This may seem confusing, but most people ...
Help Your Teen To Financially Prepare For College
Studies have shown that over half of all parents expect to pay for something towards their child’s college education. It might have been something that you’ve been planning for and have put savings aside for that very purpose. It might be that you want your child to pay for the ...
Long Term Travelling: How To Stay In Touch
When you are on a long term travel it can sometimes get quite lonely. It is understandable. But at the same time it can also become lonely for the people back home. Your loved ones who are going about their normal lives without you. Missing you. The people who may even be funding ...
5 Surprising Changes Your Child Makes to Your Life
When you have a child, you expect your life to change in all kinds of different ways. But as well as the actual lifestyle changes, you will also find that there are a whole range of mental changes that you never really saw coming. You will find that your entire outlook on life ...
Planning for Financial Emergencies
Perhaps we should always expect the unexpected, but it’s pretty impossible to do that in reality. After all, there are so many things that can go wrong and an infinite amount of time for them to do so! That doesn’t, however, mean that we can’t repair for them, especially if ...
Genius Mother’s Day Gift: Hamilton Beach Indoor Searing Grill & Giveaway
Disclosure: Hamilton Beach provided me with product to facilitate this post. The words and opinions expressed in this review are strictly of my own. Mother’s Day is fast approaching (May14th)! Unless you are a genius gift giver, you are most likely struggling ...
A Guide to Caring for the Elderly in your Family
Seeing your parents get older is difficult - it’s as though they suddenly go from having superpowers to being fragile, sick and elderly. It happens to all of us, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a shock. As members of your family get older and start needing more help around the ...
Damaging Debt Dramas
Debt can be a huge issue for anyone. Especially families. It can creep up on you, slowly swamping you and pulling you under. There are ways to get out of it, and ways to get your life back again. Sure, it may be your fault that you are in the position you are in, but it doesn’t ...
Their First Financial Lesson: Teaching Your Child the Savings Habit
Of all the habits you might try to instill in your children, saving money may be one of the most important. It’s something that even full-grown adults can struggle with if they never learned the habit, and it can have significant consequences. While talking about financial ...