Why should I save for retirement when I am only 18? “I have TONS of time!” I don’t know about you, but I TOTALLY said that… said it again at 20, 25 and 29. Finally at about 30 we decided to start taking our finances seriously. Knowing that was my #1 objective to not investing […]
We have talked about teaching our teens to GIVE, SAVE and SPEND the money they earn. We have talked about helping our teens learn the concept of living below their means. John Maxwell said it best, “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” Can you imagine heading […]
Helping your Teen Learn to Budget, Part 2 Last week our budgeting lesson for teens was all about teaching our teens to give, save and spend their money. There was some great conversations over at the Life 101 Pro facebook page about that post – check it out and come join the fun. 😊 Keeping […]
Teach your Teen to Give, Save and Spend Life Skills for Homeschool Teens, budgeting series, Part 1 Do you remember learning the meaning of “having more month than money”? I do. The first time our power got turned off. We had been married about a year and I came home from work one day to […]
Cute, Clean pick up lines with Life 101 Because talking to Girls is TOTALLY a life skill and so is laughing at life. 😂😂😂 Enjoy, our first annual – Cute, Clean pick up lines with Life 101 Pro Happy Valentine’s Day!❤ […]
Today we are talking about creating SMART goals. People often make new goals at the beginning of a year, but I would argue that it is NEVER a bad to time to create goals and a plan to accomplish them! Want to change the world Want to change ANYTHING?! If so, you have come to […]
Today’s life skill for your teen is to: help create a fun moment over the Christmas season, instead of just being a participant. In today’s case, it is making memories by decorating a gingerbread house. Looking back over my life, some of my favorite Christmas moments were made while decorating gingerbread houses or sugar cookies […]
Hosting a Christmas Party doesn’t have to be complicated. I mean it really does boil down to an organized time hanging out with your favorite peeps, right?! However, sometimes throwing the word “party” into the mix can make the gathering a little more stressful for the host. A great life skill to have when heading […]
As a mom of two teens myself, I am always looking for cute items to put in the kiddos stockings. One item we have found to be a hit in the Christmas stocking is temporary tattoos… Random, right?! But these are REALLY COOL tattoos! AND at the bottom of this blog there is a COUPON […]
I LOVE Christmas! The lights, the smells, the sweet, gracious attitudes! But, let’s face it, as Christmas gets closer, life gets busier and BUSIER. So, we at Life 101 would LOVE to lighten your load! Our Christmas present to you is a MONTH OFF from teaching life skill lessons! So, if this is something you […]