Three Keys to Successful Saving
Saving money can be easy or it can be extremely difficult. Why should you save? To set aside money you could spend today…so you can spend it tomorrow! Ask yourself some hard questions: What would happen if… You lost your job? You got sick? You had an emergency?...
The America Saves Challenge is Coming!
Setting a goal is the first step in taking charge of your finances. However, staying on track to meet that goal can be hard! The America Saves Challenge will help you meet your goals by providing daily encouragement and challenge! The 2013 America Saves Challenge is...
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. — Hippocrates, father of medicine, 431 B.C.
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/healthyeating/pdfs/KTB Family Cookbook 2010.pdf What timeless words of wisdom! More recently, researchers at Rutgers University conducted a Meta study looking at 68 studies that examined the relationship between family meals, eating habits,...
Cat News You Can Use
Years ago when I adopted my first cats, my veterinarian told me that unlike dogs, cats do not get heartworms, so I didn’t need to give my cats any preventive medicine for them. However, fast forward about 20 years and now veterinarians know that cats, too, can become...
Traditions Help Bind Us Together as a Family
According to the Free Merriam-Webster On-line Dictionary, there are countless definitions of family. Perhaps, one definition that most could agree on is that a family is a group of people united by certain convictions or a common connection. Don’t let the pressures...
Dog News You Can Use
As a dog owner, I’ve always been told to not let your dog have chocolate because it is poisonous for them to eat. Well, a question that I’ve had for years is “How much chocolate can a dog eat before it has a health problem?” My curiosity finally got the best of me (I...
Make this Holiday Season a Healthy One!
From Halloween to the New Year, most people struggle to control their eating. The average American gains about one pound during the holiday season. Some gain even more. While this is less than the holiday weight gain amounts that get widely reported, most people...
Make Home Safety a Year-Round Priority
What you don’t know can hurt you. “I didn’t know.” In these words lies the story of countless deaths and injuries in countless homes. About one-half of the accidental deaths of children occur in the home— from falls, suffocation/choking, scalding, poisoning, and...
I’m Home and I’m Starving!
Those are familiar words for most of us with kids. Though they are not really starving, most children do need a little afternoon boost when they come home from school. It may have been hours since lunch and dinner won’t be ready for a while. A healthy snack is...
Something Fishy
This may sound like a fish story, but it’s true! People are eating more fish and shellfish than ever before! While seafood has always been popular in the South as a whole, no area is more graciously endowed with an abundance of fresh seafood products than the...