Despite tough economic times, most people still eat in restaurants on a weekly basis. Busy lifestyles, dual income families, and our car dependent lifestyle have made dining out way of life for many people. We all know restaurant food isn’t great for our waistline, but what about our wallets? Most diners don’t have a clue […]
the Today Show experience
If you didn’t see me blogging about it, or don’t follow my twitter account you may not know I appeared on the Today show this morning! We are working hard to keep our spending in check, but I was starting to feel like it was getting out of control on the weekends. So when one […]
Today Show today at 10:20!
I’m on Today at 10:20 this morning. Tune in! Kelly
Birthday Party Ideas on Blog Talk Radio
Today I participated in my first radio program. It was really fun!
The show is hosted by Jeanne Benedict from Celebrations.com
5 Lessons I Learned From Our No Spend Month
1. Competition breeds success. It was fun to try to spend less than my husband on unnecessary expenses. It made the challenge exciting. If you don’t have a spouse or partner get a friend or family member involved. And for the record, he won. Learn more: Surround Yourself With Success 2. We usually spend […]
Today
The night after I appeared in USA Today, I got a phone call from Frank at Today, who found me through the USA Today article. Yesterday there was a film crew in my house, and this morning our segment aired on Today on NBC. It was a fun experience, and my kids loved seeing themselves […]
USA Today
I was recently interviewed and featured in an article in USA Today. The article talks about how the downturn in the economy had more people saving. While our main motivation for saving money and paying down debt has more to do with peace of mind, I can’t say that the economy doesn’t play a part […]