This post was created in partnership with American Express. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Given that money and finances are such a crucial part of life, it's baffling that more lessons on financial responsibility aren't taught in schools. All that means is that it's up to us parents to pick up the slack. At the end of the day, what we teach our children about money … [Read more...] about Helping Your Child Develop Financially Responsible Habits Through The Use of American Express Additional Card Membership
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living richly tip no. 4: start a collection
Will I lose cool points if I told you that I had a stamp collection when I was younger? I can still smell the acid-free pages now if I close my eyes. My collection kicked off when my Great Uncle Victor sent me a bunch of stamps from his wordly travels. With that jumpstart, I made sure to carefully cut out stamps from letters we received from family and friends around the world. … [Read more...] about living richly tip no. 4: start a collection
Oh By the Way, I Have Blue Hair Now
Blame my tween for my annoying use of "Instagram-speak." Between my "FLEEK" references and my "Yassssss! Kill 'em!" exclamations, it's no wonder that my latest identity-crisis folly involved a trip to my stylist to dye my hair blue. I typically go to her for highlights to cover my gray (yes, it's bad) and I've been getting golden streaks for the past year or so. But … [Read more...] about Oh By the Way, I Have Blue Hair Now
Navigating Our TV Diet
We'd gotten to a dark place, folks. Kids glued to the television every free moment that they had. Constant fast-talking in the background provided by "Shake It Up" and loud arguments over the remote and keeping track of the day by when "Peppa Pig" came on the telly. I'd had enough. Admittedly, we (i.e the grownups in the house) were to blame because we'd let things get … [Read more...] about Navigating Our TV Diet
Living Richly Recommendation No.1: Consider an Interior Designer
Have you met my motto? When I re-branded my site in 2010, I thought long and hard about the common theme that would tie my endeavors all together. Providing inspiration and producing events to encourage others to live richly is what I love doing and so it made perfect sense. Yes, I'm all about celebrating life (after all, it IS the party), but people need and want the … [Read more...] about Living Richly Recommendation No.1: Consider an Interior Designer
