Financial Tips for Teens

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Welcome to another addition to Raising Money Savvy Kids! By the time a child is a teenager they will have many ideas about money. Some of these ideas, hopefully, will be empowered and smart. Others, not so much. Teenagers seem naturally inclined to take risks in many areas of their life, including financially. Let’s take a look at some financial tips for teens and ideas to help your teenager manage their money more effectively, and responsibly. 1. Save money regularly, even if only a little. Saving a little money from every paycheck (or weekly allowance if you’re still doing that) at this age may not seem to add up quickly, but if you can learn to do this right from the beginning you will create…

Parent’s Guide to PLUS Loans

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If you’re a parent of a college bound teenager, chances are likely that you’ve explored all possible options for paying for college. Whether it was looking for free money for college, looking for financial tips for your college student, or looking for advice on how to manage student loans– as parents, we tend to do quite a bit of research. My oldest, V, will not be college bound until next year, but he already has a pretty good plan in place. He wants to attend U.C. Berkeley (Cal) and is working on keeping his grades up so he can be eligible for scholarships. Which is great. Because as a parent, I really don’t want to apply for a PLUS loan. And before you consider applying…

Doctor’s Visits Are Only a Click Away

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I participated in the Amwell blog program as a member of One2One Network. I received compensation but all opinions are my own. Technology has changed almost everything that we do. There are apps for just about everything now to help with nearly all aspects of life. This also includes how we go to the doctor. From apps that help up keep track of doctor’s appointments to apps like Amwell that can give us access to a doctor 24 hours a day. With Amwell, doctor’s visits are only a click away. I recently had the opportunity to try out a doctor’s visit on Amwell. After the easy download process on my Android tablet, it was only a matter of minutes before I was in the screen…

The first trimester of pregnancy can be tricky. Here are 6 tell tale signs that you're in the first trimester.

Tips on Motherhood for The First Trimester

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Pregnancy has it’s fair share of ups and downs. And, I’ll admit it, I do miss some aspects of being pregnant but there are definitely things that I could have done without. For example, the entire first trimester? After getting the confirmation from the pregnancy test and getting the first ultrasound, all of my joy and excitement faded out the window with the first waves of nausea and dizziness. Today, I want to share my tips on motherhood for surviving the first trimester of pregnancy. The first 0-12 weeks of a woman’s pregnancy is called the first trimester. It is during this period that a woman’s body experiences drastic changes during pregnancy. Discomforts and other things may or may not be experienced by a pregnant woman…

Two Easy Shaun the Sheep Inspired Crafts

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We’re on a bit of a Shaun the Sheep kick though I still haven’t decided if I’ll take Squeaker to see the movie when it comes out. I just don’t know if she’ll sit through it all. But that hasn’t stopped us from making two more Shaun the Sheep crafts. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t forget to check out our Shaun the Sheep craft that we posted last week. This week we’re sharing two easy Shaun the Sheep inspired crafts. Squeaker did help me with some of the assembly, but how much your child is involved will definitely depend on age. This post makes use of affiliate links, by making a purchase you are helping me help my family Shaun the Sheep Popsicle…

The Day The Crayons Came Home

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Squeaker and I recently had the opportunity to participate with a team of bloggers to promote the new book The Day The Crayons Came Home. I had read the Day the Crayons Quit before and I had intended to use it our tot school and home preschool at some point. So to have the opportunity to use the new book and do a few informal lessons on colors was definitely welcomed. The point, to me, of doing Tot School during the summer is to get Squeaker used to “lessons” and learning time. As she gets older, of course, we’ll move to more formal lessons and longer time periods. But, for now, these simple activities are a great way to get both of used to it….