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From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 16, 2008 at 8:47 am ET
The sudden death of my friend J.'s husband a couple of days ago has got me thinking about life insurance again, and specifically, whether Marc and I each have enough coverage. As much I hate ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2008 at 11:19 pm ET
Last week, I reviewed a book full of practical and legal advice for Baby Boomers and their loved ones called Alive and Kicking. I learned a lot from the book, and the authors were kind ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2008 at 8:38 am ET
My 29-Day Giving Challenge ended yesterday on a sad note, but overall, the experience was an extremely positive one. The challenge showed me that I can find opportunities to give if I just look ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 11:42 pm ET
Thanks so much to Karen Datko of MSN's Smart Spending blog for highlighting CFO in her post about The Drugstore Game and how it can save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.If you've found ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 11:24 pm ET
Today was Day 29 of my 29-Day Giving Challenge. I'm ending this challenge the same way I started it off: by passing on some clothes Tyler's outgrown to a colleague who's expecting a baby boy.I ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 8:27 am ET
I've been wanting to make a chocolate and zucchini cake for a few weeks now, so when Marc took the kids out for an hour on Sunday, I decided that my Mother's Day gift to ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2008 at 11:39 pm ET
Today was Day 28 of my 29-Day Giving Challenge. I realized that I hadn't given Marc anything during this challenge, so I bought him a little something (I'm bummed they were out of Boba Fett, ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2008 at 8:40 am ET
I've actually been thinking about this topic for a while now. Most of the time, being frugal and being green go together. If you're frugal, you generally buy fewer items, you drive less often, you ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 11:50 pm ET
Today was Day 27 of my 29-Day Giving Challenge. I sent my parents a little gift to let them know that we're thinking about them.I have to admit, the end of this challenge is getting ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 10:03 pm ET
I don't know if more people are playing The Drugstore Game or if I'm just more aware of the discussion about it, but I keep seeing helpful posts on different sites and wanted to highlight ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 8:27 am ET
Last Monday, I calculated that I've saved $50 in two months by playing The Drugstore Game, but Gina from Mommy Making Money commented that the $80 I spent was still a lot of money compared ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 11:47 pm ET
So what got me thinking about persistence and frugality was a tube of moisturizer. I use a moisturizer recommended by my dermatologist called DML Forte. (Yes, that's really what it's called.) At $12.99 for four ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 10:38 pm ET
Today was Day 26 of my 29-Day Giving Challenge. Today was really easy, since it's Mother's Day. In addition to the flowers for both our moms that I ordered the other day, we gave my ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 8:40 am ET
For most new(ish) mothers I know, the best gift is a little "me" time, so dads, if you can take the kids out for a little while today, do it!I think today will be a ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 8:35 am ET
Back in 2007, I gave an update on using my mei tai (hint: I loved them so much that I ended up with three), shared some potty training tips, and relayed some tips from a ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2008 at 10:53 pm ET
I haven't wanted to clutter CFO with the details of my drugstore transactions, but I've been writing quite a bit about it over at CFO Reviews. Ever since I crunched the numbers and confirmed that ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2008 at 10:06 pm ET
Today was Day 25 of my 29-Day Giving Challenge. I donated some food to the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, including $10 worth of food that I got for free at Walgreens by playing The ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2008 at 9:16 am ET
CFO participated in two carnivals this week. Please visit them and check out the great articles!The Carnival of Taxes #36 is up at Don't Mess With Taxes.And the Make It From Scratch Carnival #62 is ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2008 at 12:01 am ET
Today was Day 24 of my 29-Day Giving Challenge. I donated money to World Hope International to support their disaster relief efforts in Myanmar. I chose World Hope because I have donated to their microfinance ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2008 at 10:00 am ET
The folks over at Kaboost were kind enough to send me one of their chair boosters to review. The concept is simple: Put a chair's legs into a four-pronged booster so a little kid can ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2008 at 12:09 am ET
Each year, the United States Postal Service holds a food drive to collect donations for local food banks. The event is called Stamp Out Hunger and it's one of my favorite charity events because it's ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 11:41 pm ET
Today was Day 23 of my 29-Day Giving Challenge. I sent a small gift to a friend today, hopefully it will brighten her day!Ad: Earn rewards for taking surveys - Join MySurvey.com
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From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 11:38 pm ET
If you think you have the following item(s), click through to the CPSC press release for more details:Baby Bottle and Food Warmers Recalled by Munchkin Due to Fire HazardAs always, I highly recommend signing up ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 8:39 am ET
As I mentioned yesterday, we were able to pay off our car loan less than two months after we bought the car. One reason we were able to achieve this is because we were setting ... ( more)
From Chief Family Officer - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 8:13 am ET
Next Thursday is Free Iced Coffee Day at Dunkin' Donuts. Unfortunately, there isn't a single Dunkin' Donuts location near my home or office. Believe me, I checked their store locator to be sure. Bummer!But, for ... ( more)
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