Whenever possible, I avoid small talk on politics, religion, weather, and death. Facetiously, talking about money doesn’t scare me as much as half of Americans that would much rather steer clear…
Author: Nikki Ducas
Nikki Ducas
Nikki Ducas is a homeschooling mom of two and freelance writer in Fredericksburg. She holds a degree in communications from The Catholic University of America and enjoys pet sitting and teaching art history to first and second graders. When she isn’t writing or teaching, she can often be found knitting at the beach, going to the gym with her husband or spending quiet time in prayer.
As chief family officer, I’m constantly finding myself putting the needs of everyone else in my household first. This puts me in a precarious situation of doing too much for my boys and not…
With the holiday season upon us, are you jonesin’ for the newest tech gadget? Are your children making lists of all their wants and desires? This is consumerism and the retail industry is…
My 12-year-old son recently told me that he couldn’t buy any food at the FredNats game he went to with his youth group. The stadium is cashless, and all he had was the twenty-dollar bill I sent…
My son is jonesing to make money but he’s only 12. This got me thinking: where do tweens or even young teenagers find opportunities to gain work experience before they are eligible to get a work…
While sitting poolside, thinking of ideas for my next column, my thrifty budget-conscious friend curiously asked if I had a list of hidden-gem deals that could help her save Christmas for her big…
Do you buy generic because you want to or because you have to? This got me thinking. While checking out at Aldi last week, I spent $98.61 and made the comment that my husband is going to wonder…
The idea of shopping for back-to-school (BTS) sounds strange after 18 months of emergency homeschooling of virtual and hybrid learning. As parents, it is our job to get our children excited again…
It’s been more than seven years since I’ve shopped at Target. I know this is shocking to read, but I had a shopping addiction. I would just go in while my eldest was in preschool and browse the…
“It’s not easy being green,” sings a frog named Kermit. This may be true for a frog, but it’s certainly not true for my eco-friendly family.
Long before kids, my husband and I started making…