Nanny to Mommy

Everyone knows that having children is a life-changing experience. No matter how old you are or the time you’ve spent working on this side of your life, there will always be challenges along the way that can be extremely difficult to overcome. It makes sense to take the time to prepare yourself for having children in your life, and this takes more than simply making your home ready and stocking up on the essentials. To help you out with this, this post will be exploring several areas that many parents neglect when they are waiting for their children to come along.

Becoming a new parent is an exciting time in your life and milestone for you. While there’s a lot to do to prepare, there’s also a lot to look forward to in the future.

There are steps you can take now to help you better prepare for becoming a new parent and making sure you’re in the best place possible as you grow your family. Set the nerves aside and follow these suggestions so you can feel confident in your new role and the journey you’re about to embark upon. While there will be challenges to overcome, there will also be so many wonderful times to be had that you’ll cherish forever.

For many of us, summer vacation has already started, and for others, it's just on the horizon. When you're a kid, the best part of the school year is summer vacation. Oh, the freedom. It's a time to rest after months of hard work and studying. And if you're a parent with children, you want to do your best to give them the best vacation so they can unwind from those stress-filled months. Summer vacation is one of the most important things a child can experience. And there are so many great activities that your family can enjoy during the summer break, especially if you've planned a big trip.

We bought a new house back at the end of August 2016. We have a bigger home that comes with a larger mortgage payment. So we were going through our bills and thinking of what we could get rid of. We routinely do this anyway. We decided to not only drop our gym member ship (that we hadn't used in months) as well as drop satellite. So I know what you are thinking: You just made the switch to cable, but nope we completely pulled the plug and now we are saving more than $100 a month on television.

***This post was originally written in 2016, but I thought I would update it with what we are using now, new pricing, etc.***

We were criticized by our family when we first decided to do it. "How are you going to watch the Olympics?" "How are you going to watch 'A Christmas Story' all day on Christmas?" Serious questions, y'all. And at first we hadn't worked out all the kinks yet. My husband did a lot of research and now I want to share all of our tips and tricks to help you save over $100 by breaking up with cable/satellite for good!