Casey M. Parthree

If you own a house, you've heard of mortgage protection life insurance. As soon as you completed the financing on your home, you started receiving information in the mail about this type of insurance.

Dave Ramsey's book, The Total Money Makeover, is one of my favorite personal finance books. When I started really digging into our family's finances, I quickly discovered that I needed to learn more.

Mother's Day gift ideas have been the topic of much discussion in our house over the last week or so. My husband and I always spend a lot of time and thought trying to find the best Mother's Day gifts for our respective moms.

Debt consolidation might be the answer to your problems if your monthly budget seems strangled by payments to various credit cards and installment loans.

For many years, my family's only goal was to get out of debt. When I wanted to go on vacation, my husband gently reminded me that we wanted to get out of debt.

Now that you have children, you need to plan ahead for the financial welfare of your entire family.

Net worth is simply a snapshot of your financial status at a given point in time.

There are quite a few reasons to cook up a homemade stew.

Having medical insurance is one of the most important components of a healthy financial life.

People living within a tight budget quickly learn that buying previously used items is a great way to make their dollars stretch a little further.

Recently on a trip to my local craft store, we came across some Perler Beads craft sets. I had not seen these before but my children were really interested in trying them so we purchased a couple of the starter sets.

With all those small pieces and parts it is easy to become quickly overrun. Well take hope in the fact that with some simple organizational methods you can turn a Lego clutter mess into an organized creative play set.

There are many different types of storage available for use in the bathroom, and many of them are not expensive. Even the smallest of bathrooms can find extra space with all the different types of bathroom storage available today.

A mattress protector has several important functions: It works to protect the mattress, prevent exposure to dust mites, and to increase bedding comfort.

If you need a gift idea for a coffee lover, then consider making your own coffee gift basket. By putting the basket together yourself you can make a customized coffee gift that they are sure to like.

If you are an avid scrapbook enthusiast then you know how quickly all those scrapbooking supplies add up. There is nothing more frustrating than having your scrapbook supplies stored in various places and not knowing where certain items are.

I've been on the Weight Watchers Flex Plan for the last two months now. I really like the program and have found that the Weight Watchers Flex Plan fits my lifestyle and lets me lose weight while I still eat foods that I enjoy.

You might be surprised at some of the great deals and bargains you can find.

With the approaching end of summer comes the back to school shopping season and you may be thinking of ways to save money on back to school supplies.

Last year I decided it was time to get healthy. As I evaluated my exercise options, I looked into gym memberships and local fitness classes, and evaluated the benefits of a home treadmill.

Many people find managing their finances to be a chore. After all, It does take some time to make a budget, pay bills, and reconcile your accounts and you have to do it every month.

I've been battling weight issues since the birth of my daughter three years ago. It seemed that no matter how hard I tried to lose or how much I exercised, that baby weight was not coming off.

I've been blogging for over a year now and have enjoyed it tremendously. One question I get asked time and time again is "Where do you find ideas to write about?"

Creating lasting memories of your cheerleading years is important. The times will pass all too quickly and making a scrapbook of your memories will help capture these wonderful times.

I love my scrapbooking hobby. The only drawback was finding a simple and affordable solution to organizing all those supplies and having an appropriate area for creating my scrapbook pages.