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Category: Useful tip

  • How do we handle non-monthly recurring payments in our budget?

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    I get this question a lot when leading FPU or in one-on-one financial counseling. I have questions about the one (or twice) a year payments. How do you put it in the budget monthly but then pay out a larger sum you have already saved up for without blowing the budget? Great question. Here is what I…

  • Trauma calendar is a must

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    So Ariel is having a particularly difficult day. There didn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason until Marisa remembered that we are on or near a trauma anniversary. Which reminded me we were going to go through Ariel’s case file and make a calendar noting all the transition and trauma days that are documented. That…

  • w3d – Baby Bjorn

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     What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. By Marisa, Jeffrey’s Mom: One of our favorite items! When we get physically tired of carrying the baby around in our arms (when he doesn’t want to be put down) or we have stuff to do around the house, we…

  • w3d – Do it yourself mobile

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    What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. You have to make this. Your baby will love it, mine does. Go to Jan Andrea’s Baby Crafts site to get the instructions and image file. I hung it next to the chair where we feed Jeffrey at night and…

  • w3d – Wipe warmer

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     What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. By Marisa, Jeffrey’s Mom: OK, so people forewarned us that the wipe warmer was useless, but honestly we did not pay attention to them. Unfortuntuately, they were right. While the wipes did come out nice and warm, and Jeffrey seemed…

  • w3d – Swing me baby

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    What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. When we looked for registry items we selected a few more expensive items for the grandparents to purchase. One of the items was the Papasan Cradle Swing by Fisher Price. We love this swing because Jeffrey loves it. It features…

  • Creating the registry

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    A big thank-you to Baby’s RUs! When it’s time to create your registry go on-line to Baby’s RUs and use the quick categories to add the most common and needful items fast. Marisa wasn’t so sure that it was a good idea but when we were in the store almost everything she wanted to add was…