I remember when I was growing up, I would visit our local AAA office with my mom when we started planning our next vacation. We would pick up the thick book for the state we were visiting along with our personalized TripTik (does anyone remember these?) I would help her read through all the hotel […]

Pinterest used to be a four-letter word in my mind. I hated it. When my kids were younger, Pinterest was all the rage for stay-at-home moms. I remember walking my kids to school with their home-made Valentine boxes they decorated. Their boxes looked unique to each child, with pictures of their interests glued on and […]

My kids go gaga over hotel pools. It’s a mystery to me. You see, we live in a humongous neighborhood with two neighborhood pools. The pools are open six months of the year, and they are a nice temperature for swimming at least four of those months. Over the summer, I take my kids to […]

A few weeks ago, I read an interesting guest post by The Timeshare Guru on Doctor of Credit. Reading through the comments on this post reminded me of a few experiences and shenanigans my own family has had with timeshares. Timeshare Presentations: What Is Your Time Worth? When I was a kid, my family traveled […]