Here is your weekend round up for February 8-12

We had another great week here on Regarding Nannies. We got lots of positive feedback on the blog and also the facebook page. We love it when you comment on our blogs and remember we love to hear from you!
Monday Moxie: Surviving a Bad Reference

Tuesday Tips: Surviving Valentines Day and loving yourself

Wednesday Creative Nanny: Another great idea from Nanny Gael Ann

Table Talk Thursday: Catching up with Nanny Jenn

Financial Friday: Great info from Alice on How much does debt really cost you?

Next week on Regarding Nannies:
Interviewing Red Flags, Tips for getting through a Snowday and lots more!

Financial Friday: How Much Does Debt Cost You Daily?

How Much Does Debt Cost You Daily?
by Alice Shaffer

As I have been reducing my debts and purchases for 2010 to become more financially healthy, I have subscribed to several other financial blogs. I found one while reading the Budgets are Sexy blog. J. Money posted something on Tuesday about debt motivation. This got me thinking -what kind of motivation do I need to further paying off my debt? Not only does debt cost us interest monthly and yearly...it does affect us daily even if we don't calculate it that way.

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Financial Friday: How much & How long?

As a professional nanny we can see our employeers spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars on items at the drop of the hat. At times this can cause a nanny or anyone for that matter to try to "Keep with the Jones". This is what can sometimes get a nanny into debt.

The past 3 weeks we have gone over how to set up a budget and track daily expenses. This week I will share with you a great little tool online called a Debt Management Calculator by Bankrate.

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Financial Friday: Envelopes & Dave Ramsey

For almost all of 2009 I have been trying to stick to a budget. Some months are way better then others. I started researching the Envelope Budgeting System by Dave Ramsey. I found some articles online that explain how to do this.

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