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Why Downsizing Can Be Worth It

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 14, 2021 | Managing Money

Downsizing sounds like a failure–we didn’t live up to our dreams. Maybe we need to see it a different way! This month we’re looking at doing marriage on hard mode–are we making marriage, and life, more difficult than it needs to be? And one of...

How FamZoo Can Help Kids “Own” Chores–While Teaching Money Skills!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 16, 2020 | Managing Money, Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

What if there were an app that could help your kids get more responsible with chores–and with money? We’ve been talking this month about emotional labor and mental load–how to balance all the details that women especially have running through our...

What if Your Husband Wants You to Work–But You Want to Stay at Home?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 10, 2020 | Managing Money

What do you do if you disagree about whether or not the wife should work? We talk a lot about the “mommy wars” between stay at home moms and working moms. But I’ve had a number of women in a different predicament: They really want to stay at home...

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...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.