10 Tips for Starting a Clothing Allowance for Teens

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 2, 2018 | Managing Money, Parenting Teenagers

When my girls turned 13, that meant they got a clothing allowance! Why? Because I believe strongly that one of the most important lessons we can give kids is how to handle money and budget accordingly. When kids are given money that they are responsible to make last,...

10 Tips to Stop the Money Fights in Your Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 18, 2018 | Managing Money, Resolving Conflict

Money fights are the number one predictor of divorce, so having a game plan going into financial discussions is a crucial part of a healthy marriage. Today we’re joined by Lauren from the Determined Dollar to tell us how to cut down on the money fights–and...

10 Things You Can Do Tonight to Help Your Marriage–in Less than 2 Hours

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 11, 2018 | Homemaking, Managing Money

*Disclaimer: This bundle has come to an end, but you can see which bundles are coming on their homepage! Want a new marriage by tomorrow? Or at least a new dynamic and a new freedom and purpose in your relationship? Maybe all it takes is a little bit of attention in...

How Much Money Are You Over-Spending on Groceries?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 27, 2017 | Homemaking, Managing Money

How much money do you spend on groceries every week? If you’re like most families, it’s far more than you should. I know that on Mondays I usually post a reader question, but today I really want to talk about money, because I’ve seen firsthand among...

What’s Your “WHY” When It Comes to Budgeting?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 20, 2017 | Managing Money

I’ve been talking all week about finances in marriage–and I want to end today by actually looking at why you need a budget. I haven’t really talked about budgeting, because so many other websites do that so well. I looked at why couples should share...

How We’ve Built a Life For Ourselves Online

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 19, 2017 | Managing Money

This semester I did something very brave–that actually didn’t turn out to be such a big deal at all. I didn’t fuss when my youngest daughter decided she wanted to drop to part-time status at university so that she could start doing YouTube full-time....

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