If you missed last week's article, click here to read My Financial Life Journey and the Lessons I Learned – Part 1 In order to pay for the summer semester, I called my mother. With tears in my eyes, I told her my situation and asked if she could loan me $150. As loving a mother, she of course, said she would. At this point in my mother’s life, she was in more of a stable financial situation and

I made this homemade granola cereal this past week because it's a family favorite recipe, and thought I'd share it with you. It's so simple and inexpensive to make, and children love to eat it. Sometimes we have it with milk and other times we eat it with yogurt.Homemade Granola Cereal1 cup butter1 cup peanut butter (I like chunky)6 cups oats1 cup brown sugarCombine oats and sugar. Stir in butter