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    10 Reasons I’m Not Sending My Kids to College

    College is, and always will be, a good idea for most people. But let me start out by saying that college is not for everyone. There are plenty of people who will not attend college and will become very successful in their lives. There are plenty of people who will attend college and drop out […] More

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    10 Colleges With the Best Value for 2017

    There are more colleges operating today than can be easily catalogued, and each one of them has its own perks. However, the very real issue of how much college can cost and what kind of debt it can bring is often paired up with the quality of the education received. People understandably want to get […] More

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    How to Handle Back-to-School When Your Kids Attend A New School

    We’re coming up on a big week in our house. It’s back-to-school week, and we could not be more excited! Our oldest daughter is going into the third grade and our sweet second born is going into kindergarten. She will be going to ‘real’ school for the first time, and she’s actually excited. As if […] More

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    Important Tips for College Students Applying for Scholarships

    Summer is quickly winding down (thank goodness says this slightly almost crazed mother of four) and back-to-school is right around the corner. That means it’s time for parents to take their kids shopping for the items they need to go back, but it means some parents are looking to pack up their kids and drop […] More

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    5 Colleges That Will Pay Your Tuition For You

    At this point, we all know that the cost of college tuition is a bit more than just a little excessive. We’re talking tens of thousands of dollars per semester, and even community colleges are more expensive than they were in the past. The cost of attending school has increased more than you even want […] More

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    The Types of Parents that Teachers Secretly Hate

    Your child’s teacher probably hates you. Okay, that was kind of rude. She doesn’t ‘probably’ hate you, she definitely hates you if you are the kind of parent listed here. To be upfront and honest, no; I am not a teacher. I love my kids, but I love not being surrounded by 20 kids all […] More

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    Why Cursive Writing is Disappearing From Schools

    If ever you’ve needed a prescription from your doctor, you’ve seen a poor example of what was, at one time, cursive handwriting. Some people refer to it as a chicken scratch and some people refer to it as a great way to get the wrong prescription considering the fact that it’s completely illegible. But that’s […] More

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    10 Master’s Degrees that are Worth Paying For

    A Master’s Degree is one of the most expensive things you will every buy. In fact, it’s probably the most expensive piece of paper in which you will ever invest, because all the other large purchases you will make throughout the course of your life at least come with a tangible concept such as a […] More

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    10 Colleges That are Worth the Price of Tuition

    College is something I think about on a regular basis even though my kids are 6, 4 and almost 1. But I do have four, so it makes sense that we would think about things like this now that we have time to plan and consider how we are going to put four kids through […] More

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    10 Ways to Lower Your Student Loan Payments

    Most of us have a love/hate relationship with our student loans. We love that they gave us the ability to go to college and pay for classes so we could have that degree that enables us to move on in our lives and begin working in successful career fields that pay us the big bucks […] More

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