While I was a single parent for many years, one of the many issues I faced while raising my son alone was how I dealt with money and how I balanced a tiny budget. But also, and just as important, I had to make sure my son learned the value of money at an early [...]
Money Life Cafe
A Place Where We Talk About Tips On Saving Cash, Alternative Types of Investments, Life Experiences and the Decisions We Make About Money
Tag Archives: Self Care
FOOD INC
If you haven’t seen the film “Food Inc” yet, I suggest you go and see it. It will outline the true cost of the foods you buy and consume on a daily basis. It has been said by the author of book entitled “The Value of Nothing” that a fast food burger actually costs $200 [...]
Talk About Your Money
There’s still a lot of secrecy about money. Individuals simply do not talk about their personal money issues often enough. If they are badly in debt, they hide it. If they have a shopping or gambling addiction, they hide it. If they are living off their credit cards they don’t tell anyone or get help [...]
Self-Esteem and Money
I’ve recently started reading a book about Self-Esteem - a person’s overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. This book states there is a direct correlation between self-esteem and happiness, the more self-esteem you have, the happier you are. It’s a good book, and it has lead me to conclude that [...]
It’s Not Only About How Much You Earn
My philosophy is that money is like energy. Just as you have to manage your energy (how much energy do you spend working, exercising, on your hobby, relationships, etc.) you must manage your money also in a similar way. It’s also my belief that what one needs to emphasize is that it’s not [...]
The Price of Being TOO Cheap
I know this blog is all for saving money, but sometimes one can be too cheap. And when one is too cheap, she, or her boyfriend, often pays a high price for being so later on as the story below illustrates…
True story, I almost killed my boyfriend once.
This happened when I was around eight months [...]
8 TIPS TO KEEP YOU COOL IN HOT WEATHER
It is mid-summer and the temperatures are soaring. It’s getting harder to stay cool. How do we spend less on buying those cold drinks, use less electricity up on A/C and keep being productive at work in this weather? Here are a few heat-beating tips that have worked for me:
1. Bring a water bottle everywhere [...]
Me Time
I’ve been really busy with a few personal projects and lately started feeling a bit stressed and overwhelmed. I have decided it’s now appropriate to practice some self-care and take on some serious “Me Time”. I call the time I recoup my energies Me Time because I can choose whatever I do for that period [...]
