Dude… I can’t stop shopping!!!
Will you spin out of spending control this season? Check this out…. Holiday Shopping @ Yahoo! Video

To spend or not to spend? That is the question….
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off this  weekend. With the current economic climate, spending has become a much more tricky action. Retailers fear that people won’t be able to spend as much this year and Americans are debating how to buy gifts and not rack up debt. If you are starting your holiday shopping here is a simple strategy that will help you keep your spending in check. Step one - Set a detailed budget and gift list- write down in big bold letters how much your are going to spend and who you are going to purchase gifts for. If you don’t write it down you are not going to stick with it.

Time Out Chicago- A Somewhat humorous look at holiday survival…
Funny article I contributed to about dealing with common holiday dilemmas.   Click here to read…

Grocery shopping for Thanksgiving- are you ready for temptation?
Going shopping for Thanksgiving?  Can you handle the temptations?

Turkey, stuffing and pie..oh my- how will you do on Thanksgiving?
It happens every year. The Halloween candy is just the teaser, but the Thanksgiving meal seems to be the time when the diet and exercise programs and for that matter most of our healthy habits are lost. What can we do? Let’s start by being realistic. Thanksgiving is the time when most people are going to really blow it on their diets. O.K. – but that doesn’t mean you need to let this one holiday get the best of your health habits. It’s probably not realistic to think you are going to stick with a strict diet over the Thanksgiving holiday. That’s fine- so what can you do to offset that overindulgence? Two things: 1. Burn extra calories befo