When It’s OK to Spend a Little

When I was growing up, the best thing my mom could say to me was, “Sometimes it’s OK to spend a little on yourself.” This was usually said during one of her marathon weekend shopping trips. As a mother of four young, rowdy kids, her weekends usually consisted of frenetic trips to the grocery store [...]

All I Want For Christmas…My Charity List and Christmas List

My brother and I were talking the other day about our Christmas plans, and discussing what we really need vs. what we want. I really need a new camera and computer (both are on their last leg) and he really needs tools for his house. Unfortunately these are pretty big-ticket items and given that both [...]