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Charlie and the Christmas Kitty

  If your children asked for, but didn’t receive the puppy or kitten they placed on their wish list to Santa, this book might work as a consolation present. Maybe. Sure, Charlie and the Christmas Kitty may be a far cry from an adorable tail-wagging, face-licking bundle of fluff that would follow your child around the house and potentially run for help should he fall down a well, but, hey, Santa’s not perfect. Still, you can’t deny the cuteness contained in this festive holiday read, even though the story’s clueless main character doesn’t realize it’s Christmas: “Why is there a … Continue reading →

Christmas Unplugged

Forget about dreaming of a white Christmas this year, most parents I know are hoping for an unplugged version of the holiday; a Christmas void of blaring televisions, raucous radios and vociferous video games. How likely are you to enjoy a genuine silent night this Christmas? If you want to know how to make your dream a reality, take some advice from the Bear family. In The Berenstain Bears’ Old-Fashioned Christmas, Brother, Sister and Baby Honey Bear get a taste of what the holiday was like pre-TV, when they travel to Grizzly Gramps and Gran’s house. After rolling up in … Continue reading →

Organize the Clutter Before Christmas

Christmas and clutter seem to go together. There are the boxes of decorations that we take out of closets, basements, garages and attics. There are the extra toys and other presents we need to make room for in our homes. There are even extra food supplies that may overstuff our refrigerators and pantries. Because I get overwhelmed with clutter (although I’m not always very good at keeping it at bay), my first instinct is to run out to the store and fill the cart with all sorts of new organizers to wrestle the clutter away. Did you know that there … Continue reading →

Is Your Child a Born Giver?

  Does giving come naturally to your child? Headaches, anxiety and gray hair don’t count. Rather, consider whether or not your child is innately predisposed to be generous with his possessions without being prompted? As we countdown to Christmas, we’d all like our children to remember that it is better to give than receive.  However, a new study found that most kids tend to be selfish with material items, unless they know their generosity will be seen by others. The research, recently published in the journal PLoSOne, suggests that children as young as five years old strategize ways to advertise … Continue reading →

Christmas Puppies Need Pet Insurance

There is something about Christmas that inspires people to finally buy the puppy that their children have been begging for. Purchasing a pet isn’t the same as buying a toy. Christmas puppies need food, love, and pet insurance coverage. It’s hard to resist the big brown eyes of a soft little puppy at the pet store. You just want to pick him up and take him home to your kids! For whatever reason, Christmas inspires families to finally decide to go ahead and get the puppy that the kids in the family have been asking for, over and over again. … Continue reading →

Three Ways to Control Impulse Buying at Christmas

The shiny decorations, the pretty lights, the wonderful smells, the bustle of shoppers, the increase in commercials, and the demanding kids all combine at Christmas to raise the risk of impulse buying. Many debt services report that the number of phone calls they get for help really drops off in December, as people put aside the idea of debt and just go ahead and spend. Of course, the calls in January are another story. These agencies often see their highest traffic then, as people find themselves in debt crisis. Don’t let this happen to you. Control your impulse buying at … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of February 5-11, 2012

The Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you an easy way to “ketchup” on all the blogs that were posted this week. In a given week, there can be anywhere from twelve to fourteen different articles that appear on the Insurance Blog. Lately, news about insurance is intertwined with politics. This definitely makes things interesting! The Insurance Podcast Roundup for the week went up on February 6, 2012. Federal Government Says No to California’s Medi-Cal Co-Pays Governor Jerry Brown made a plan that required the low-income people who use Medi-Cal to pay a co-pay before they could be seen by … Continue reading →

How to Store Your Christmas Ornaments

When it comes to home storage solutions, I am not particularly gifted. Desperation and a desire to be clutter-free tend to guide my thinking. It is in the spirit of seasonal desperation, otherwise known as “where did that important family ornament go … and oh dear, I just stepped on it!” that I bring you these tips for putting away the Christmas ornaments. We used to store our ornaments in boxes. We’d surround them with tissue paper and nestle them away. This still works, but it does make it challenging to find ornaments. Before you pack your ornaments away, discard … Continue reading →

After Christmas Bargain Buys

Take advantage of after Christmas bargains to stock up on all of the things you need to run your household. Hint: it isn’t all about wrapping paper and Christmas cards. Electronics Chances are pretty good that retailers did not sell all of those high-end electronics that they stocked for Christmas. Meanwhile, the new models will be coming out soon, and the stores have to prepare shelf space for new items This means that you can get some rock bottom prices on electronics, especially on floor models. So if you were wanting that extra large screen television and missed out on … Continue reading →

When Dad Doesn’t Call

I love Christmas morning. I love the excitement and noise and mess. Most of all I love seeing my daughters face light up when she gets that one thing that she thought was out of reach for us this year. This year, somehow, I managed to get the one thing she really wanted, and the look on her face was worth it. As a single parent it’s hard to give your kids everything you want to for Christmas, however most of the time you can console yourself knowing they get two Christmas’, one at Mom’s house and one at Dads. … Continue reading →