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20 Questions to Help Spice up Your Thanksgiving Dinner Conversation
Thanksgiving is the season of family and friends, turkey and pumpkin pie. It’s a time when family comes together from near and far. If you are hosting this years Thanksgiving Dinner, you may feel a little pressure on how the conversation will go. Will there be those awkward silences? Or that stressed topic of politics or religion? What if you did something different this year and had the following questions prepared and ready to help direct the conversation? This may help with those times of silence or the need to change the subject. These questions can be deliberately placed so it goes with each person. Or, have each person pull one from a hat. Either way, it’s definitely a great way to get some good conversation and make some fun memories.
White Elephant Gift Exchange Ideas! The Best of The Best All Under $12.99!
The first thing I think when I get invited to a white elephant party is I have to have the perfect white elephant gift – but I never want to spend to much. If you find yourself in the same situation you’re going to love this list I put together! It’s full of fun ideas with all of them under $12.99!
4 Ways to Ease Your Stress in the New Year
I realize it’s still November, but I like to plan in advance and I am ready to plan for the New Year! Do you have any big plans for the new year? My main focus for 2017 is the lower my stress levels so that I can get further in my other goals. If you plan on working on the same thing, check out these 4 ways that you can ease your stress in the New Year.
5 Bad Money Habits to Avoid
Not Using a Budget
A budget is single handedly the best tool in your drive for financial success. In order to prevent wasteful spending and in order to grow your savings, you have to know where your money is going. Sit down once a month with your banking information and plan. Plan our your bills that need to be paid, expected expenses (gas, groceries, etc) and spending limits within each of your line items. Make sure that your budget expenditures are less than your income so that you have money left over to build up a savings.
Easy Ways to Keep Your Thanksgiving on Budget When You are Hosting
The holidays are almost here better start stressing now. Right? I mean who doesn’t spend the holidays stressed right? Between being surrounded by family (not always what you want) and having your budget stretched to its max, there are a lot of things to be stressed about. The fact of the matter is, it is just too easy to become overwhelmed with the holidays. If you are the one that is hosting the holiday gathering, that stress grows even more.
How to Have a Night Out Without Breaking the Bank
Are you on a budget? Do you feel like you are missing out on the fun stuff while you are trying to save? Even those of us on a budget deserve a night out every once in awhile. So how can you stretch your budget to include the entertainment of a night out on the town?
How to Get the Most out of Your Online Shopping
With Black Friday around the corner and Cyber Monday quickly following, it’s easily the most busy shopping time of the year. The past few years, stores have made it so much easier for us who prefer to stay home and and avoid the crowds. We still get the same Black Friday prices just by shopping online. There are a few tips that you want to make sure you are doing to get the most out of your online shopping experience. Because if your’e not careful, you could be overspending. Hopefully the follow tips will help you out:
The Easiest Chocolate Pudding Pie to Make This Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is coming which means a lot of time is spent in the kitchen creating master pieces! Why not make one of those plates easier on your self and put together this delicious Chocolate Pudding Pie! This is has been a family favorite to have at our Thanksgiving gatherings and usually the first pie gone so if you’re not fast to get your own slice, you’ll be out of lucky. I finally asked how to make it this year and I was stocked at how easy and quick it is! This year, I’m signing up to bring the pie and you might want to as well!
Shopping Tips for Cyber Monday
Yesterday we talked a little about how to save time and money shopping on Black Friday. Today I thought that we can talk a little bit about Cyber Monday.
Shopping Tips for Black Friday
Thanksgiving is coming up in less than 3 weeks, which means BLACK FRIDAY is coming!! Do you plan on shopping? Do you have a game plan?