by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 4, 2011 | for Body
A typical recipe around here has only a handful of ingredients. If I get beyond five or six, my head begins to implode. Too much measuring, too much mixing, too many steps…just to prepare something to stuff in your mouth to run to the next choir concert or soccer...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 4, 2011 | for Money
Recently I took my son to an orthodontic appointment in a very nice office building. The architecture was beautiful, the landscaping plush, the furnishings stylish. Whether or not any particular business that rented space there was financially sound or reliable, the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 4, 2011 | for Home
With one king bed, one queen bed, and seven full beds in our home, mattresses were a major home decorating expense. Finding a reliable discount mattress supplier can save you a bundle. You might think that you can only purchase quality mattresses from a local brick...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 3, 2011 | for Money
Dave Ramsey wants you to cut up your credit cards. He also wants you to pay off you smallest debt first, rather than the one with the highest interest rate. If you listen to his radio show regularly, you'll notice a theme. Ramsey goes straight to the heart. Rather...
by Tracy Polyak | Oct 3, 2011 | for Spirit
My name is Tracy, and I am very pleased to have been invited to participate in the Mormon Momma blog. I am 42 years old and have been a member of the Church since I was a 19-year-old college sophomore. I have been married to my eternal companion for 18 years, and we...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 1, 2011 | for Spirit
This is an open thread for you to share anything you'd like about this weekend's session of General Conference. Don't forget to check out: Making General Conference Memorable.
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 30, 2011 | for Money
Too many people think investing is only for the über wealthy and those with sophisticated strategies. But everyone should profit from the power of compounding interest and, conversely, avoid the debilitating effect of paying compounded interest. If you've always lived...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 29, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
A brand new home often calls for brand new furniture. Your new home will have it's own color palette, new room sizes and configurations, and different purposes. The furniture should match the new rooms. Yesterday I had a couple of friends over and they asked where I...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 28, 2011 | for Mind, for Money
Help With College My husband and I have a total of 14 years of college education. That's a lot of tuition and scads of (exorbitantly-priced) books and (tiny, white-walled) apartment rental and hot dogs and ramen soup. That's a long time to be poor. It's even longer...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 27, 2011 | for Fun
We are seriously into themed birthday parties around here. While I only have two kids under 12 now, even the older kids still get into the mix sometimes. We've been doing big birthday parties for over 23 years now (not coincidentally, since Jessica's first birthday)....
