Tips & Tricks

Four children. Some dogs. The cat. A hamster. And neighborhood kids running in and out of my house. It take all of a hot minute for it to look like a tornado came through the front door and blew...

My name is Megan DeCrosta and I am the creator of CutTheFiscalFat.com through which we teach financial literacy to teens and young adults. I created Cut The Fiscal Fat because fundamental and essential information regarding money, credit, and finances...

The seeds and starter plants have been bought...we found all our tools...and enough rain has finally fallen from the sky. We are ready for round two of community gardening!   Last year, we joined a community garden through a local...

It is no secret that being in the water during summer months is unavoidable. We just bought a home with a pool and now more than ever, I want to ensure my children are safe around water. According to the...

Military spouses are pretty experienced at the art of starting over in a new place and trying to make new friends but what do you do when you find yourself in ‘Friendship No Man’s Land’? For the first five years...

It seems like I am paying more for groceries every week. With a family of 5, I try to keep to a budget. I recently decided to shop at Lidl to do just that. I have been happy with 99%...

Helping your children get their best night's sleep starts with creating the perfect bedtime routine. The benefits of sleep for children are too many to count. Adequate, quality sleep is correlated to improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, emotional regulation, quality...

With spring here and summer close behind, it's starting to be adventure time at our house! I am a spur of the moment person, so I find it helpful to prep to allow us to stop and play.  Here are...

With the blink of an eye, 2021 has brought us to the end of our calendars while 2022 bids us to turn the final page and enter expectantly into a new year. These final weeks of December are filled...

For as long as parents have been trying to teach children how to behave, make desirable choices, and become good adults, they have been using sweets as incentives. Research is out on the impact of food as a reward for...

Can you feel it in the air? The temperature is dropping. Depending on where you are located, the sunflowers may have bloomed, and the pumpkin patches or Christmas tree farms have called your name to come with your wild children...

I didn't intend to create a capsule wardrobe. It just happened. The first month back at work after having my youngest child, I was helping a patient who had been newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. We were were discussing energy...