Motivating Kids to Do Their Chores

by Vicky Collins on September 8, 2010

Q: I pay my kids allowance, but they are getting lazy with their chores – any idea how to change their attitudes? A: For some kids, their reward, aka allowance, needs to be given after small amounts of work. I would suggest making a job chart with a list of chores that you expect them [...]

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Rebooting My Blog

by Vicky Collins on September 5, 2010

The Ask the Mama blog was originally started over two years ago as a video blog, where I would review various products for moms in videos. The videos would be posted to YouTube, and some of them caught on pretty well, like one for Bravado Nursing Bras that got over 5,000 views. I also made [...]

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Learning Money Lessons at a Young Age

September 2, 2010

It has been an uphill battle to get our kids to help around the house. We have tried everything from sticker charts to bean counters. Finally, we came up with a system that works. Each kid is expected to contribute to the house. They have a list of chores to complete daily, and on Sunday [...]

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Does This Cartoon Make Me Look Fat?

September 1, 2010

I was peeking around a fiverr.com, where people will do all sorts of crazy things for five dollars, and I thought it would be fun to get a cartoon of myself. Well, here it is… The cartoon was based on this picture… What’s up with those legs? I guess cartoons add 10 pounds. Share and [...]

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Introducing Vicky

September 1, 2010

Hi, I’m Vicky Collins, and I am stay-at-home mother of four. I am here to share things I’ve learned and help out where I can. I have handled the finances for my family for the 14 years I’ve been married, as well as for my husband’s marketing company since it launched in 2004. In addition [...]

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