Archive for December, 2009

The Best Credit Card Choices for College Students

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Debt often starts during the college years. It is during this time a student is faced with many additional expenses as well as transitioning from their dependence on parents. These costs include tuition, food, clothing, books, car, housing, and much more. The problem is most students don’t have this money readily available, [...]

The Importance of Finding a Connection

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Recently I wrote a post about the issues of having an over-scheduled child. Having your child participating in everything from soccer to karate to piano lessons can cause unneeded stress. On the other hand, it is equally problematic (if not more so) to have your child not participating in anything!
The focus of this [...]

5 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

College is expensive. It has always been expensive. The problem is with the poor economy and the recent increases in college tuition, affording a college education is becoming harder and harder. College students are already graduating from college with mounds of debt and college loans and then have to face a competitive [...]

Online Math Games and Lessons

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

One of the posts on the Successful Learning blog has turned me on to two great online math sites. These sites both provide interesting opportunities for students to learn and practice math skills.
The first site, Math Live, provides a wide range of entertaining lessons covering topics of Number, Patterns and Relations, Shape and Space, [...]

Teaching Your Kids About Money Management

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

We live in a materialistic world today. More and more ads are geared towards children. These commercials try to convince kids that they NEED to have a particular toy, piece of clothing, video game, etc… As a parent you have probably had to endure the nagging, begging, and pleading of your [...]

Overscheduled Kids- Is Your Child at Risk?

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

This week’s schedule: Soccer, dance, karate, girl scouts, violin, choir, school play, gymnastics, and debate team. Does this sound like a week in the life of your child? Does your son or daughter have every hour of their week scheduled with an activity? If so, it may be time to make [...]