I'm sure you all have a bucket list of your own personal things to do, people to meet and places to go. Well, how about making it a family affair? Make a bucket list and look forward to crossing things off each month as a family! It will be fun. Keep the family fun going each month, so mark your calendars and use this ENTIRE YEAR to cross of the items as you accomplish … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Have an Effective Family Meeting
I was speaking with a couple the other day and they were catching me up on how things were going with them. Somewhere along the conversation they mentioned that they had, had a family meeting. The husband thought it was a colossal waste of time and the wife thought it was a great time of hearing everyone’s perspective. I wondered if they were at the same … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Make Finances A Family Affair in 2013
by Kara I. Stevens Is this the year that you will get your family’s finances back on track? Well, I hope you are not making the mistake of tackling the family finances alone. To bring prosperity to you and your loved ones, it needs to be a family affair. Here are 5 ways to involve the entire family in the family's finances: [imagebrowser id=99] BMWK - How do you get … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How To Have a Family Meeting The Stoddard Way
Have you ever considered having a regular family meeting but needed a little help to get started? A reader sent us a great video that features Joe & Asia Stoddard who explain how they run their family meeting and how it's greatly benefited their family. Their family motto is "strength and honor" and the Stoddards are now helping other couples strengthen their marriages and … [Read more...]
Should You Run Your Marriage Like A Business?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson Since I got laid off late last year, things have been kind of hectic at my house. We're trying to adjust to a new routine, a decrease in income, the start-up of my freelancing business and new career aspirations. I've felt incredibly unorganized, scrambling to make sense of every new day, and my husband has been drowning in work as well. Last … [Read more...]