Organization and Finance
Family Budget Basics
Adding a baby is expensive, and doing so while going through emotional and physical change can be even harder. The stress that comes with managing your family finances shouldn’t take away from your memories and bliss. We’re not going to preach about the percentage you should spend on housing or food, just give you a few ideas on how to be fiscally smart.
1. Take advantage of Canada’s Benefits. The Canada Child Tax Benefit is based on your family income, and all may apply. Read more
Time Management Tips for Working Moms
Time Management Tips For Working Moms
In today’s world, everyone is busy. People always seem to be rushing from one activity to the next and trying to do several things at once in an effort to save time. Working mothers understand “busy”- they’re basically working two full time jobs, and it’s no wonder why working mothers often find it difficult to balance everything in a neat and organized fashion! Read more
Making Technology Work for You
Bluetooth. Twitter. Blackberry. Ipod. SMS. GPS. IM. Help!! As a parent it is pretty hard to keep track. On a recent visit with some Torontonians, I realized that even I was out of touch. Technology can intimidate me, but it should exist to make our lives easier. So get out the PVR manual, create a Twitter handle and use technology to your advantage. We need all the extra time we can get, and sometimes a text or an email received on a wireless device can decrease stress in our hectic lives. Read more
Moonjar
Spend. Save. Share. Wouldn’t it have been nice if all of the world’s fighters had been given a Moonjar when they were little? A special piggybank, the Moonjar helps to teach children financial concepts, and encourages them to learn how to handle money. We need to save. We need to support charity, and spending a bit is never a bad thing either. The three pieces of the Moonjar fit together, and it cannot be a unit without the other pieces. Pretty clever. I bet the kids who grew up with these are never late on their Visa payments. www.moonjar.ca
Don’t Kill the Kids and Other Babysitter Basics
Last week we featured the “New Parent Checklist” from Knock Knock and this week we bring you the highly useful “Don’t Kill the Kids and Other Babysitter Basics” notepad. Every time you are about to leave the kids with a babysitter, you have to go over all the tedious but important details she needs to know and worry that she won’t remember them. Even if you have the same babysitter, what she needs to know often changes. Well the “Don’t Kill the Kids” notepad is a fun form you can fill out with all the important details: where you’ll be, emergency numbers, medical information, rules, bedtimes and bedtime rituals and much more as well as a space for miscellaneous notes. Read more
