We all love having a big meal for Thanksgiving but most of us don’t need a 25 pound behemoth turkey and enough side dishes to feed a small invasion force.  If your family is anything like mine, after the gargantuan Thanksgiving dinner we were eating turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey soup, creamed turkey, turkey casseroles, […]

It seems that as soon as the Halloween candy and costumes begin showing up in stores we all flip a switch in our heads that puts us in a “need to spend” mode.  With only a couple of months to go until the holiday season hits full force, we start thinking about all of the […]

The holidays are the time of year when we are the most giving. Traditionally the “giving” during the holiday season takes the form of gifts for friends and family. But there is another way that you can “give” and it doesn’t cost a dime… Volunteer. Although the holidays are a time of giving, it is […]