The envelope method is old-fashioned but a super simple way to manage a budget that really works well. (Peshkova/Shutterstock)

Texas homeschooling mom Jennifer Cabrera and her family. (Courtesy of Jennifer Cabrera)

Seeing yourself in your children can be amusing, endearing, infuriating, or embarrassing. Most of all, it can be informative. (fizkes/Shutterstock)

Engraving from 1881 commemorating the first presidential cabinet: (L-R) Henry Knox, Thomas Jefferson, Edmond Randolph, Alexander Hamilton, and President George Washington. (DigitalVision Vectors/Getty)

When and if you feel burdened by holiday “shoulds,” keep it simple and meaningful. (Shutterstock)

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WD-40 has myriad uses beyond what it was intended to do: clean rocket parts. (Benedek Alpar/Shutterstock)