Before and After Care in Howard County
We’re definitely going to need before and after care for our children this school year (2018-2019). We’ve started looking into what the standard options are, and we’re a little worried. As a former teacher, I have seen what before and after care can be (a waste of children’s time, with some fun mixed in) and hope…
Educational Apps for Kindle Fire
Looking for some great educational apps for your child’s Kindle Fire Tablet (or other Android device)? Here are a few of the ones that my kids enjoy now or in the not-too-distant past. All of these are available in the Amazon App Store for Android / Kindle App Store: Inventioneers – Filimundus-AB makes some great games that…
List of Fun Activities For Kids To Do Around Maryland
Discover 27+ fun things to do with kids in the Baltimore/DC Area, from museums to farms to outdoor adventures. Check out these activity suggestions.
Do You Need A Lawyer To Probate and Settle Estates in Anne Arundel County Maryland?
Note: This post isn’t meant to be take the place of legal advice–it just describes my experience. My mom recently passed away in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and I was made the executor of the will. (She did not have a trust) She had used a lawyer in Annapolis to draw up the will and…
Easy Ways to Save Money Part 4 – Change Your Cell Phone/Mobile Phone Provider
If you have AT&T or Verizon contracts for your smartphone, you’re paying too much money. Not only are you paying too much, but you probably don’t have an unlimited data plan and it is likely that you have some stupid text messaging cost arrangement too. If you have T-Mobile or Sprint, then you’re probably getting…
Easy Ways To Save Money Part 2: Get Rid of Your Home Phone Service
Easy Ways to Save Money Part 2 This is part two of my series on ways I have been saving money that have been easy to adjust to. This one focuses on home phone service. I have written others about easily saving money on electricity and changing your mobile phone provider. If you still have regular “land…
Easy Ways to Save Money – Part 1: Changing Your Electricity Provider
Changing electricity providers can result in significant savings I wanted to write a post that outlines a few ways that I have saved more than a few dollars lately. Even if you’re not really on a budget, these ideas should make sense, after all a penny saved is a penny earned, but for most families…
Book Recommendations
Looking for interesting books about living in our times? Check out these recommendations, including Freakonomics, Outliers, and Predictably Irrational.
Best Resources for Teaching Young Children to Read
Looking for ways to encourage your children to read? Check out these six resources, including Hooked on Phonics, PBS’s “Word World,” and more.
