Guest Post: Connect with Your Daughter Through Reading

Ever tried having a discussion with your teen daughter about dating, having sex, drinking alcohol or being exposed to drugs? If so, you may have discovered that she puts up a wall against these types of conversations.  She may be too embarrassed or too afraid to reveal what she and her friends are doing, even [...]

Mystery Shopping for Fun and Profit (Guest Post)

by Cathy Stucker, author of The Mystery Shopper’s Manual
Mystery shopping is not all fun and games, but it is a flexible and enjoyable way to make extra money and get “free” stuff.
Although mystery shopping is work, it has definite advantages over a regular job. Because most mystery shoppers are independent contractors, they choose the assignments [...]

The Treasures of Reading With Your Kids (Guest Post)

With four kids I do a lot of reading.  I’ve taught each one of them to read with phonics my way.  However, as they outgrew the phonics program we started to read together each night.  I realized that reading together can do more than just benefit your kids – it [...]