Archive for April, 2010

4 Steps to Your Best Summer Vacation Ever!

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

When money is tight, the first thing to get cut from the budget is fun–things like vacations, dates, and family outings. But those are the parts of life that make it interesting! And what good is having a tight budget if you aren’t enjoying the life you’ve worked so hard to build?

If money is tight this year, don’t automatically assume you can’t take a vacation. Instead, take a good look at your budget and use these guidelines to decide what kind of get-away you can get away with.

  1. Make it about memories and don’t break the bank. Learn more
  2. Start planning now. Learn more
  3. Do some homework. Learn more
  4. Redefine vacation. Learn more

To get the full details for each of the 4 steps, view the entire Money Couple Minute HERE.

4 Tips to Help You with the Not-So-Empty Nest

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Close to 14 million adult children are still living at home. These kids are called “The Boomerang Generation” and for good reason. Just when you think they’re gone, they come flying back.

As much as you love your kids, there comes a time when you’re ready for them to move into adulthood. When they aren’t quite ready—emotionally, socially, and financially—it’s hard to know what to do with them. Do you let them move in? Should they pay you? What about chores? The boundaries are beyond fuzzy and will be defined differently from family-to-family and from child-to-child.

Life with a boomerang child can be a valuable experience for you and your child if you follow a few basic guidelines…Read the entire Money Couple Minute “4 Tips to Help You with the Not-So-Empty Nest” HERE.