Halloween is coming in just a few short days. To help your family be All in Order for this sugar filled holiday, plan these few things with your family: Have a plan of who will be going out trick or treating and who will stay home to pass out candy. Discuss with kids safety rules for the night. (see: http://www.halloweenmagazine.com/rules.html A plan for candy consumption: How much can be eaten on Halloween? How much each day after? Optional: Pull candy that might not get e

Your challenge this week is to decide how you will spend your time holiday shopping. Since you created your budget last week, you have a better sense of where you need to spend your money and most importantly how much. As you look over your “Holiday Shopping List” decide how to purchase these items. Consider the following things when choosing how to shop: Creativity comes when you’re out shopping in a store and can see a display or a few items throughout your shop that mig

Even though it is just a few days into October, this is still the greatest time to prepare for all your holiday shopping. This week begin by simply thinking about who you need to shop for. Think in categories: family, friends, service people, teachers and other family support. By putting together a simple list you can begin to brainstorm what gifts are appropriate for each person. Take this week to gather the names with a few possible gift ideas for each. Once you've created