Recently, while talking about our kids graduating high school and venturing off to figure out where they fit into the world, we also found ourselves daydreaming about helping them shop department store and thrift goodies for their first apartments. I am as frugal as they come. For the longest time, I did not have décor …
Traveling with your grandkids can be a blessing and a lot of fun! But it can also be a source of frustration if you don’t plan it right. If you are somewhat new to grandparenting, or even traveling with them, you may be feeling like your experience as a parent means that you don’t need …
Saving money is critically important in today’s society. Unfortunately, a majority of young adults are still struggling with high levels of debt and lack of a personal budget to help save for the future. For the past decade, Ad Council and AICPA’s Feed the Pig campaign has been working to improve financial literacy among Americans …
Do you need to reconnect with long-lost family? Relationships with family are some of the most important and impactful ones we’ll ever experience as humans. Family bonds are strong and this is clearly evident when you attend a family reunion or a nephew’s first birthday. The moment a mother becomes a grandmother as well is …
Lori Pelikan Strobel can be found at her website of the same name. She can also often be found walking her dog Louie, sitting at a coffee shop, writing, or doing all of the above while working hard on her upcoming book. Here she shares a bit about life as a new empty nester and what helped …