Back to School, Back to Meal Planning: Try to Keep Your Groceries Bill in Check

by Lori Atwood | Sep 6, 2017 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other

Hi all, I hope you had a great summer and are ready for Back to school, and back to “normal” schedules. It is the perfect time to discuss one of the biggest areas we all tend to overspend: Groceries. My top 5 tips for reducing your groceries spending are...

5 Tips for Not Going Broke on Back to School Items

by Lori Atwood | Aug 4, 2015 | Financial Fitness, Teaching Children about Personal Finance

Can you believe summer’s almost over? This year seemed particularly fast for some reason, but in any case, advertisers have decided it’s back to school time. I’m seeing back to school ads already selling all manner of pencils, lunchboxes, fall clothes and...

6 Dos and Don’ts for Back-to-School Budgets (Hint: none of them have to do with coupons or sales)

by Lori Atwood | Aug 27, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other

 1. DO – Make a List of Everything You Need. Do not get sucked into impulse buys or surprised by urgent needs at the last minute. Include clothes, shoes, sports gear, and activity fees your child needs for the start of school, not just pencils and pens. When...