Map skills are essential, even if you have GPS. Using hand-drawn or printed maps, start a family treasure hunt, appoint a preteen leader at the zoo, or sign up your spouse for a geocaching course.
Map skills are essential, even if you have GPS. Using hand-drawn or printed maps, start a family treasure hunt, appoint a preteen leader at the zoo, or sign up your spouse for a geocaching course.
Don’t give advice promises you can’t guarantee (Such as, I promise this will work . . .). Life is a risk. Suggest people weigh the outcomes, positive and negative.
Make one meal a week Simple Night. Toast, sandwiches, or canned-biscuit pizza . . . be sure to get your kids and spouse involved. The time you save can be family time watching a favorite movie.
When banking and shopping online, look for https:// in the address bar. Be aware that http:// isn’t secure. One provides security and the other doesn’t.
Keep your important digital information backed up daily, either on a CD, thumb drive, or via an online cloud backup service. The cost can be as little as $1 a month.