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These 7 Top Expenses Kill a Budget | How to Lessen the Blow to the Bank Account
Have you ever felt like there was more month than paycheque? You spend the time creating a budget and do your best to stay on budget but something isn’t working. Are there too many surprises that eat away at your bank account? These 7 top expenses kill a budget, and how to lessen the blow to the bank account. Always be prepared is the Scout Motto. We try and try but the fact is that when life gets busy more surprises happen. Over the years these top 7 expenses killed a budget that we created. We found ways to adjust how we handled our expenses so that we could lessen…
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Learn to Love Mom Taxi Time | Changing It From Dreaded to Cherished
Hours and hours spent in the vehicle every week, driving kids from one activity to another. You are exhausted and run down. Changing the way you think about your Mom taxi time can help you learn to love Mom taxi time again. This simple change in thought takes dreaded Mom taxi time to cherished Mom taxi time. I find that Spring is the busiest time of the year, and Fall is a close second. The Fall reminds me of a wave of cold water hitting us with after-school activities and new schedules. Spring has new spring activity schedules and winter wrap-ups rolled into hours and hours spent driving kids from…
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Breaking the Chains of Bad Habits | Achieve Goals the Right Way
Bad habits are a pain in the backside when we try to achieve goals; making it hard to succeed. We blame ourselves for a lack of willpower or determination. What if it wasn’t a lack of willpower or determination? This refreshing method for breaking the chains of bad habits helps us achieve goals the right way. This post may include affiliate links. I only recommend products that I love. All opinions are genuine. Any purchases made don’t cost you any additional money but help me earn a commission. Thank you for helping a girl out! Please read the Disclosure and Privacy Policy for more information. This topic is a sore spot…
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How to Create Relevant Goals for Your Life | Goal Setting that Makes the Most Out of Your Life
Do you feel like you’re wandering through life without direction? When you set goals for work do they reflect what you want for your life? Do you want more but don’t know where to start? This method outlines how to create relevant goals for your life; making the most out of your life. I knew goal setting was important for corporations and honestly thought personal New Year’s resolutions were a waste of time. I’m not going to sugarcoat this. The typical New Year’s resolutions are a waste of time unless they drive action. How many times have you dreamed of the pie-in-the-sky lifestyle that you want but never did anything to make it…
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When Overwhelm Consumes You | How We Tackle Feeling Overwhelmed
Feeling overwhelmed stops you in your tracks. Your brain has scrambled thoughts of everything you need to complete, anxiety threatens to break you into pieces, and you feel like there is chaos everywhere. When overwhelm consumes you, how we tackle feeling overwhelmed helps move us forward. When life is overwhelming, the feelings you have are natural. Feeling overwhelmed can make you feel: anxious confused out of control depressed The truth is, feeling overwhelmed can’t be ignored. If you try to push them aside, the feelings become worse and your health will start being affected. But where do I start? When you feel overwhelmed this is the BIG question bouncing around…
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5 Ways Businesses Waste Money | Common Money Wasters
Globally we can all agree, businesses despise wasting money. Is your business achieving goals? How is your business cash flow? Knowing where your business could be wasting money might help you figure out where to start improving your bottom line. Here are some common money wasters where businesses waste money. It is very common for all businesses to experience these common money wasters regardless of the size of the company. Companies will invest time and money to determine what is negatively impacting their bottom line, but may not see these common money wasters. Let’s look at these 5 main areas: Inventory Workstation Setup Purchasing & Accounting Design Business Goals Inventory Carrying excess inventory hurts…
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Surround Yourself with Great People | Positive Influences for Happier Life
Do you know people that are constantly negative? Don’t smile, or laugh easily? They see the glass half full all of the time. Do you follow those people on your social media? It is easy to get sucked into that environment if we aren’t careful. Surround yourself with great people; it is these positive influences that lead to a happier life. How resilient you are by the influences of others will vary from person to person. There are people that just ooze sunshine all of the time. I personally am in awe of these people. They seem to be always happy and bring light into the world where ever they go.…
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child | Learning to Ask for Help
Busy parents do their best to make sure everybody gets to where they need to be on time. There are times though that life hands you a curve ball, and we need help from someone else. This is when it takes a village. Learning to ask for help can be hard, but this simple task helped my kids more than I thought possible. Growing up in a small farm community, I was always told of days when farmers would help their neighbors get the crops off the field. They would come together and help each other out in times of need. People would look out for each other. They had…
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Vacations for Two | Level Up Your Normal Quality Time
It took years for my husband to convince me to take a vacation without the kids, but trust me there is nothing better than taking that vacation for two! Finding a way to tune out the chaos for a bit, is amazing. Vacations for two will level up your normal quality time with your spouse; date nights can’t compare. Growing up some of the best memories I had were vacations with the family. We didn’t go far, mostly camping, but we were together. My husband grew up in a similar environment, so it was natural for us to always bring the kids with us everywhere. Letting Fears Stop You It…
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How to Grow a Strong Marriage | Staying on the Same Page for over 25 Years
We were 19 and 20 when we married and it will be 27 years ago next month. Life hasn’t been perfect but through everything, our marriage is stronger than ever. Over the years, friends have asked how we did it, what is our secret? We don’t have a secret, because I’m willing to tell anyone what works for us; how to grow a strong marriage. Have you ever felt like you were roommates with your partner? You live together, raise the kids together, pay bills, fix up the house, clean the house, and do the yard work. Life goes on, but there isn’t a connection. You are two adults living…
