• How To

    Illinois Treasurer’s I-Cash Program: Find Your Unclaimed Money Today!

    This post is sponsored by the Illinois Treasurer’s I-Cash Program. Messaging and images were provided but anecdotes and opinions are mine, as usual. When I was a kid, two of my very favorite board games were Payday and Monopoly. Both games were based on the ability to get ahead financially, and I suppose it might be a little weird for a kid to be so attracted to such a grown-up thing (I loved the game of “Life”, too!), it is what it is. I liked money. Don’t judge: I bet you do too. Payday was similar to Monopoly in that it had its own version of “Free Parking”, the Lottery.…

  • Travels

    Thoroughly Enjoy Illinois!

    You may know that I really like taking advantage of all the great things my state has to offer. Even though it’s right in the middle of the country and is totally flat in landscape, Illinois is FUN. You may not know that I wrote a book called Chicken In The Car And The Car Won’t Go: Nearly 200 Ways To Enjoy Chicagoland With Tweens and Teens. (I know: longest title EVER.) I am very proud of this book. I worked really hard on it and in the research stage, my family had a blast checking out all kinds of fun places in the Chicago area. Believe it or not,…