How to Save Money in your 20s When I first started working, I was overwhelmed with the freedom of being able to buy whatever I wanted. However, when real life set in and I started to have bills, unexpected things coming up, but more than that I had goals and things I wanted to accomplish.… Read More How to Budget in your 20s – A Budgeting Guide for Young Adults
How to Improve Spending Habits In your 20s, it can feel like you have your whole life ahead of you and time to figure out how to improve spending habits. In some ways that’s true, but the real truth is the habits you form now will shape your financial future for years to come. If… Read More How to Improve Spending Habits in your 20s
Employee Appreciation Day Employee Appreciation Day is on the first Friday in March. This day for employers to give thanks or recognition to their employees. Dr. Bob Nelson wrote the book 1,001 Ways to Reward Employees and wanted to remind employers to thank their employees when they do good work. His work has since helped… Read More 10+ Gifts for Employee Appreciation Day
Police Appreciation Ideas We don’t have to wait until Police Appreciation Day to show our law enforcement they matter. No matter what is going on in our culture or society, taking time to show our appreciation for first responders. There are a few key dates we have in the U.S., such as Law Enforcement Appreciation… Read More Gift Ideas for Police Appreciation Day
Christmas Gifts in Bulk I’ve had a lot of fun coming up with bulk Christmas gifts for my co-workers. I’ve always enjoyed gifting, but had way too many co-workers than what I could afford to gift to. I also enjoy gifting to service industry workers, such as mail delivery people or garbage service people. With… Read More The Best Bulk Christmas Gifts for Employees and Co-Workers
One of my favorite family fall activities is carving pumpkins with pumpkin carving templates. Every year millions of pumpkins are carved, but what does everyone do with those leftover pumpkin guts? The rest of the ‘guts’ don’t get their time to shine and are left out of the rest of the family fall activities.So what’s… Read More 5 Family Fall Activities with Pumpkin Guts
Why Buy Fruit in Season? It’s important to pay attention to fruit seasons. Not only will seasonal fruit be at it’s peak in freshness and nutritional value, it will also taste so much better than it’s store bought counterpart. The produce in the store undergo lengthy transit times to get from farm to your kitchen,… Read More Monthly Fruit Seasons Guide
Apples are such a versatile fruit. Check out these easy and scrumptious ways to use fresh apples in your fall dish. When is Apple Season Fresh apples are available in Oklahoma throughout mid-August to October The availability is dependent on the variety. Gala Apples are the earliest variety and Fuji is the latest available in… Read More What to Do With Fresh Apples
Benefits of Fresh Peaches There is nothing in the world better than fresh peaches. I feel like nothing else needs to be said, but also one fresh peach (about 2 1/2 inches) has only 68 calories and zero fat. Peaches contain 10 different vitamins. A large peach provides Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin… Read More What to Do with Fresh Peaches
Benefits of Blackberries Depending on their ripeness, blackberries are mostly a little sweet, with a little tart, and sometimes even sour. They have lots of vitamin C, plus a lot less sugar than your average berry, making them an excellent choice for a fruity treat. When is Blackberry Season? Fresh blackberries are delicious, but the… Read More What To Do With Fresh Blackberries
