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8 Things All Moms Need to Know About the New Tax Bill

While many of us were busy preparing for the holidays, Congress was busy passing a new tax bill (you can read the full text here). No matter your political persuasion (or personal opinion on the new tax bill, congress or our sitting President), it has officially become the new law of the land and goes…

5 Easy Ways to Stock Up & Save On Diapers

14,730. Over the last 6 years, that’s how many diapers I’ve changed with three kids. And I still have a year and more than 2,000 diapers left to go. Two of those years were spent with two kids in diapers at the same time. If I start to think what that translates to in terms of dollars, I might actually start to cry. But it’s been tremendous motivation to find the most efficient, cheapest way to buy diapers possible. And thanks to Pampers and Sam’s Club, I think I’ve done just that.

What Every Mom Should Know About Personal Property Insurance

Every six months when the insurance premium bill comes due, you groan as you pay it. But when life’s unexpected occurs – the storm that drops a tree through your roof, or the day you don’t hit the breaks in time and rear end the car in front of you – personal property insurance let’s you breathe a sigh of relief. Today’s Family Financial Savvy covers the second part of my interview with Eli Zimmer of Daigle & Travers talking about Property and Casualty Insurance.

Are You Worried About the Cost of College?

This is a sponsored post on behalf of The Private College 529 Plan. As always, opinions remain 100% my own. As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, I am intimately familiar with the incredible value and opportunity provided by a highly ranked, private college education. I am also all too keenly aware of its…

7 Secrets to a Successful First Home Mortgage

This post was sponsored, and paid for, by SunTrust. All opinions are my own. “We are pre-approved for WHAT?!?!” I will never forget nearly falling out of my chair when my husband (then boyfriend) and I went to get our mortgage pre-approval to buy our first home over a decade ago. We still had student loans, car…

Don’t Blink! College Will Be Here Before You Know It

This post was sponsored on behalf of Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET). As always, all opinions remain 100% my own. I blinked. And Facebook kindly reminded me that our visit to her preschool… the one we made before we actually enrolled… really was 2 years ago. Her preschool graduation is in 2 weeks. Just writing…

Savvy Shopping with Groupon Coupons

This post has been compensated by Groupon Coupons. All opinions remain 100% my own. Financial savvy is not only about saving money. It’s also about spending money wisely. This month’s Financially Savvy Friday topic is Savvy Shopping. To kick off the topic for the month, I’m going to give you the inside scoop on Groupon Coupons to save…

Cutting the Cost of Cable

Last month, you made your budget, and (gasp) realized how much you actually spend! You might be thinking, I pay HOW MUCH for that?!? I know the first time I went through the exercise one line item that jumped off the spreadsheet for me was cable. I remembered signing up for the ‘Triple Play’ to save all this money,…

6 Holiday Gift Giving Ideas for Big Holiday Savings

We can’t play Santa to everyone during the holidays. While our shopping list might seem as long as his, we don’t have unlimited funds, an army of elves, and a workshop in the North Pole cranking gifts out all year. From extended family and friends, to teachers, neighbors and co-workers, the list to buy for seems…