Adam, my neighbors' eight-year old boy, likes to save money. In fact, he likes to save money so much that I often see him singing in his yard (and dancing!) about all the cash his parents are saving. From drying laundry on the clothesline to washing the dog in the backyard, any small feat of household savings sends him into a Broadway-esque performance.

Here at MomVesting, we're excited to bring you a series that compares the many 529 college savings plans offered in the United States. We've already talked about the basics of 529s, and we've even given you a few 529-related ideas to mull over.

Everyone knows the drill: you and your spouse begin to talk money, and one of you becomes upset. Then, in response, the other person gets angry. Within moments, a simple financial discussion can become an all-out war.

When you decide to work from home, you're in charge. So, of course, you want to avoid paying someone else to tell you how to run your own business. Instead, you should take charge and bootstrap your business from the floor up.

This sounds more difficult than it actually has to be. With a little thought and a lot of hard work, you can ensure that your business succeeds. Let's look at some ways to accomplish this.

Identify Your Strengths

Have you ever wished there was a stock market crystal ball? Or a stock palm reader? Or anything that you could use to forecast the stock market? Unfortunately, there is not any way to entirely predict the market, but there are some tools that may be able to help.

Has anyone else noticed just how crazy everyone is going over Extreme Couponing? While I was going back and rounding up some of the great posts I’ve seen over the week, I was amazed at how many were about couponing.

Our own Melinda is a couponing extraordinaire (according to me), and it’s fun to see her get so excited about the Sunday coupons coming out! In my town, it’s a rarity to see someone going in the line in front of you with a coupon; however, that is quickly changing.

I’ve never been one of those people who could throw their hands up when riding a roller coaster. I suppose I know that holding the safety bar is just a false sense of security, but I do it all the same. My husband, on the other hand, hates roller coasters, but once he’s convinced to ride one, it’s arms up all the way.

Financial Opposites

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm starting to "super-coupon." This idea of combining coupons plus sales to buy items at a much lower cost isn't new and isn't rocket science (thank goodness!), but it does take a little getting used to, especially if you've been a casual or occasional coupon user like myself. We've already discussed exactly what super couponing is, so now we'll take a look at where you can get those neat little squares of savings.

When I was younger, I could not save. If I had cash in my wallet, I spent it. If I overspent the funds in my checking account, I transferred money from savings. In fact, my robbery of my joint savings account got to be so frequent that I earned the nickname "Sticky Fingers."

Investing is a journey. There is an end goal, but there are a lot of steps along the way. If you’re just starting to invest or are contemplating the big jump into the investment pool, consider thinking of your goals in qualitative rather than quantitative terms – just like you must when you train horses. Let’s look at how two seemingly different concepts can be surprisingly similar.

Horse Training as an Example