It’s already August, so it’s time for another income and expenses report. I love going back through the month to see how we did. At the end I’ll explain a little more about my lax method of budgeting and income and expenses. INCOME This is usually our best month of the year, and it looks [...]
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Work and Peace
Posted by Jaime on July 29th, 2010
There is something to be said about having hectic schedules at work, they leave no time for peace! Most of us cannot find the time to relax, or even find time to be alone. Here are a few key ideas for bringing more peaceful moments into your life and work. Breath with awareness. Conventional wisdom [...]
Lessons From the Output
Posted by Jaime on July 27th, 2010
I didn’t realize how fast paced life is until I stepped back from it. I spent two days at our camp by the river, by myself. I wanted to step out of reality for awhile and have a few silent days away from the constant noise of life. The main reason why I scheduled this [...]
How I Handle an Irregular Income
Posted by Jaime on July 20th, 2010
Image by sunciti_sundaram, VARIETY IN GALLERIES via Flickr This month will be a little different. I won’t actually be sharing our income and expenses for June. As noted in my post Stolen: $1084, my laptop was stolen. It had Quickbooks and all of my data. While I do have a lot of it backed up, [...]
I Found Money and Something Else..
Posted by Jaime on June 24th, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Have you ever felt this way? Money is tight. It feels like Murphy lives in your house, and the world is against you. That’s how I felt five years ago. We were moving from upstate New York to New Hampshire. We couldn’t buy a house in New Hampshire because I didn’t have [...]
5 Tips for the Money Saving Mom
Posted by Jaime on May 31st, 2010
Thanks to Alban for this guest post! Being a mom is a full time job, which requires a large set of skills. From entertaining to educating kids, moms need to be creative, patient, good at listening and outstanding at multi-tasking. Considering most families have a limited budget and plenty of requirements, moms need to [...]
10 Money Saving Websites
Posted by Jaime on May 17th, 2010
Everyone wants to save money, right? I find that saving money isn’t just about coupon clipping. Personally I don’t like to spend much time clipping coupons, because I could be working and making a better return on investment. But I do spend a lot of time making sure whatever purchase I’m going to make will be [...]
Setting Personal Goals – My 2010 Goals
Posted by Jaime on May 9th, 2010
I like to think of myself as a transparent person. In real life (not that blogging isn’t real life, but well you know) if you were to ask me how much money I made, what I pay for my mortgage or what my goals for the future are, I would gladly tell you. I think [...]
How to Raise Your Kids to Be Entrepreneurs
Posted by Jaime on May 7th, 2010
Did you know that Steve Jobs, Ted Turner, and the three founders of Netscape are bipolar? This is an amazing video from a TEDx conference, Cameron Herold on how to raise your kids to be entrepreneurs. If you do not want your kids to become an employee, watch this video! Key Lessons to Raise an Entrepreneur [...]
What I Did With a $10,000 Refund
Posted by Jaime on April 21st, 2010
Image via Wikipedia This year our taxes went extremely well. Every part of the process was, dare I say, enjoyable. We found a new tax accountant. The most incredible thing was, she did our taxes while we were there. Normally as a small business it can take weeks to have my taxes completed. She actually [...]
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