Discovering (and Challenging) Your Financial Values

This is a guest post from Karawynn , who writes about personal finance at Pocketmint . Karawynn is a potential Staff Writer for Get Rich Slowly. In her first article, she visited the Island of Misfit Foods . Karawynn has been blogging since before “blogging” was a word. My parents taught me nothing about money management. My dad opened a checking account for me in high school and showed me how to use the checkbook register. Beyond that, I was on my own. I never had any clue how much m

Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Every Father's Day - every holiday for that matter - my dad says the same thing. Don't get me anything. I understand why he says it, but what he doesn't seem to understand is that we want to give him gifts. He's given me - and my sisters - so very much that the least we can do is do something to bring a smile to his face. Not that this is an easy feat, mind you. Why are men so hard to buy for? I don't like to buy dust collectors, and T-shirts and ties are nice, but I think that's more my m

FREE iPhone Apps Dad Will Appreciate More Than Soap On A Rope

June 19, 2009 Let’s face it, young kids win ‘em over with artsy casts of their little hands, or fingerprinted cards and plates, poems, rhymes, recitals and songs… …But some tweens and teens start running out of useful ideas once they’ve gifted freebie music mixes, personal playlists, chore chart IOUs to wash the car and all that good stuff. So how can kids dodge the stereotyped ‘soap on a rope and necktie’ routine and be free, meaningful and useful to boot? Two of my favorite media fre

Frugal Father’s Day gifts

Filed under: Bargains , Kids and Money , Shopping , Relationships , Fantastic Freebies I remember as a kid asking my dad on Father's Day, When is kids' day? He laughed and replied, Every other day. That one day of the year for dads is coming -- Sunday, June 21 -- and like fathers everywhere, I'm looking forward to it. TCBY is offering a free cup or cone for dad on June 21. Free yogurt -- a healthy choice on your day. But other than that freebie, if you want to spend a little cas

#1 Dad Web Sites for Father Day - Crafts, Cards, Recipes.

24/7 MOMS is here to help you as the MOM simplify your life and save time. So, we have done the searching, surfing and digging across the Internet to bring you the top sites we liked when it comes to finding Fathers Day ideas, crafts, gifts, recipes and more. 1. Highlight Kids - Has simple craft ideas and card making instructions for kids. 2. Family Fun - Is overflowing with gifts to make , easy-t-make cards, and printable for Dad. 3. Father's Day Craft Box - A place to find Father'

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