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College Tuition Costs What?! Let CampusBookRentals Help Your Student

College Tuition Costs What?! Let CampusBookRentals Help Your Student

Last night as Lee and I sat watching an episode of Parenthood together, the topic of college tuition came up. $60,000 a year was the price for this Ivy League school in the show, I watched as Lee’s jaw just about dropped to the floor, apparently somebody hasn’t been up to par with just how expensive college is today and how much more it will cost by the time our children are there. That is why I love sharing sites like CampusBookRentals with you all, because no matter how much college tuition costs, it’s so worth getting your child the best education possible. The easiest way to save some cash on college costs would be to rent books, why pay full price costs for books you may only need one …

Giving Kids Privacy, How Much is too Much

Giving Kids Privacy, How Much is too Much

This post is an extension of my thoughts after reading Mail4Rosey: There’s a Fine Line blog post. Growing up I felt that I didn’t have much privacy, if any at all. I wasn’t allowed to have my door shut very often, I wasn’t allowed to have privacy on the phone, I basically felt as if I wasn’t ever allowed to think for myself and develop my own thoughts about who I am and what I want to be. I felt sheltered, too crowded and given too many expectations of who I should become and how I should behave. With that being said, I turned out just fine, sure there were some heavy bumps and road blocks along the path to adult hood, but I made it and am here today …

Thinking About Being Consistent and Chores

Thinking About Being Consistent and Chores

I keep thinking back to the day when my oldest was about 2 years old, she would help me with laundry and other household chores. My oldest grew up with responsibility and consequences for her actions in a consistent manner. My oldest learned how to help her Mama around the house without complaint, it had simply become a part of her everyday life without hesitation. Now, here I am a Mom of three with the youngest being four and I don’t believe either of my sons have ever really had any consistent chores in the house. Sure they pick up after themselves when asked, usually. Sure they take care of their dishes after dinner by placing them in the sink. They put their dirty clothes in the basket, usually, after …

At What Age Do you Leave a Kid Home Alone?

At What Age Do you Leave a Kid Home Alone?

This is a question for many parents as they have to figure out ways to support their family while still making it worth paying daycare costs. It seems the cost of everything has gone up and many families are found leaving kids home alone at earlier ages than in my years of growing up. Mind you, I do recall being home alone around age 12 with my little sister who is four years younger than me. We did just fine but we often were left to tend to ourselves from what my memory recalls and while we fought a lot as siblings, we both worked well being home alone for the most part. This is a different day in age we all live in, you never know who your neighbors …

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