I’ve got Wink set up at my apartment. Was awesome when we recently went away and left a tablet for the pet sitter. She was able to turn on and off my lights, check in on the pups via the cameras, and adjust temperatures (via turning on a fan- can’t change my thermostat yet) when we got a sudden heat wave while she was…

Totally check everything! My grandfather spent my childhood retired- he handled all the money until his last three years. My grandmother was going through his clothes, and one of the grandkids stopped her and told her to check pockets, etc. We were hoping to find his tin harmonica he took to Germany & back and carried…

I was born in Brooklyn, spoke Italian at home, moved to North Jersey as a child, went to school in the deep south, dated a native Englishman, and now live in New England. I’ve been told I’m a chameleon with my accents, and adapt to whomever I speak to. Was a real boon with the tips during the college waitressing…

I feed those foods exclusively- we go through around 50lbs of food a month, and lately it’s been 60-70 because of a growth spurt and summer hiking/swimming.. I’d be poor if I still fed Fromm’s.

So, question, if anyone can offer insight. There are no littles in the family yet, but I’d like to start throwing spare cash into an investment account/fund for my future nieces or nephews. What is the easiest way to do this? Should I open up a roth IRA and then roll it over into something later? (This is strictly…

This is why I love my vet. My dogs had their puppy shots as scheduled. Rabies every three years, titers run at the annual check up to see what else need to be topped up. They get the bordetella shot yearly, but that’s because the daycare they go to requires it. Kennel cough is no joke, but I’m glad they went from…

I’ve seen this on the outside. A friend growing up, her parents did this. Once a month they would have a family dinner, attend sporting events together (but not always sit together), and her dad went to Disneyworld a few times with her family (including her step-dad, and later step-siblings). I asked her dad when we…

That’s most likely a tile. I’ve seen it in several stores now.

I’m doing what my mom always did. Toy in, toy out. Before birthdays and holidays, she’d have us go through our toys and decide what we would like to donate. Eventually, that turned into what we’d like to sell when we could run a garage sale by ourselves, and then she made us donate what didn’t sell. Taught us…

This is why having a side hustle is so important. My mom stayed home with each kid for 1-2 years, minimum. But she hosted those networking parties, did freelance, etc way before it was cool. She never had a problem going back to the normal workforce.

This ^ Kids don’t care about stocks. I don’t care if you make it a game. If you’re gonna spend $50 on a gift, give the kid a $25 toy and $25 in stock. Try explaining to JR that you’re giving this wonderful gift of STOCK! Yay! You’re card is at the bottom of the pile, and your status as favorite aunt/uncle/whatever is…

This. sucked. as. a. child. My aunt used to buy us stocks as children growing up, mostly because she was clueless and hated children. She never gave us or our parents the info, and we received a check for less then $1k each when we came of age. This makes you hate the relative giving it to you, because no matter how…

I love these things. Strawberries usually last a week plus in these things. I snagged the set to get the large containers, let’s see if it works wonders with my spinach as well!

I love these things. Strawberries usually last a week plus in these things. I snagged the set to get the large…

Do it. Sometimes the investment is worth it. If it’s sea worthy, it’ll be worth the return you’ll get from the health and entertainment benefits.

This goes for flannels as well. Men’s flannels are actually, you know flannel. Women’s tend to be a weird cotton print that will get shredded on the first use. I bought some nice llbean flannels and had a tailor cut and fit them to me. And they work great, and are durable to boot!

We do this with Digit (connected to our joint account) and our spare (physical) change as well. We just had our microwave bust, and instead of put it on a credit card or use the emergency fund, we cashed in our jug o’ coins and was able to get the microwave and a trip out to eat outta it! Next up is for our Disney…

Combined my boyfriend and I have 100k in student debt. His credit score is in the low 600's, mine is in the mid 500's. We are never late with anything, but besides some small credit cards, it won’t go up. What are our chances of getting a loan? We make about 80k gross.

I’m currently trying out Digit, Qapital and Acorns. Acorns is for investing, so I won’t talk about it. Between Digit and Qapital, Digit has my vote so far. I’m a freelancer, so my income fluctuates. I like how Digit takes chunks out, rather then rounding up, saving a percentage, etc. Qapital would take too long to…

You’re a saint. I had many friends growing up whose parents LOCKED the house, to keep them out until they came home. I had friends who if they couldn’t convince a friend’s parents to allow them to come over, they stayed at the school/park next door until they knew their parents were home. I’m sure many of them would…

It’s a shame your vet charges. As long as we’ve had an exam within 6 months of the flight, my vet writes it out. Now if I need a full health certificate (signed & notarized, only needed it once to take a dog through Canada) I need a full exam, but there’s no extra charge for the piece of paper. Seems dumb to charge…