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Adaptu Financial Shape-Up Giveaway

  My family and I have been participating in the Adaptu Financial Shape-Up Challenge since August and I can’t rave enough about how helpful all of the financial tools and articles have been in helping me try to get a handle on a solid budget View Post

Adaptu Financial Shape-Up- September Check In

  Well, September is nearly over and it’s time for another update on our journey to saving for a family vacation for next summer.  As I mentioned in my last post, we had a couple of financial hurdles to tackle in August, and that really View Post

Why Have Kids?

As a parent, I want the best for my son.  I’m sure it’s a feeling I share with many, many other parents.  I can remember bringing my son home from the hospital and wondering if I was a “good enough” mom when it came to choosing how to feed View Post

How To Get the Most From Your Healthcare Plan

  If you have a healthcare plan, you might be like me, sometimes confused about the services offered and how you can get the most of what you are paying for.  Since working and having my own healthcare plan since I was 21, I’ve seen some View Post

Classroom Back-To-School Shopping

  Shortly after I have my own son prepared for starting school, I have to start turning a good amount of my attention to my own students and my classroom.  Each year, we’re always in need of new classroom equipment and supplies.  Surveying View Post

Barilla- Microwavable Meals For On-The-Go (And Giveaway)

I eat lunch on-the-go five days a week.  Every working day means grabbing something super quick in time to be ready for my next group of students.  Most days I eat cafeteria food, which is sometimes ok, and other times I grab a bag of chips and call View Post

Win A Pair Of Christian Louboutin’s From Top Floor

I love shoes.  If my shoes are all wrong, my whole outfit just feels all wrong.  I’ve been slowly updating my “shoe wardrobe” to reflect a look that’s more on trend.  I get lazy and always seem to fall back on my old standbys. ( Case View Post

Shaping Up Our Finances With Adaptu

  We’re ending the first month of the Adaptu Financial Shape Up Contest and as far as saving for that summer vacation next year goes, it has been a very slow process.  We’ve had a couple of financial hurdles to make this month and it has View Post

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