One Week Left to Prepay College Tuition!

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Enrollment for Virginia529’s Prepaid Tuition Program Closes March 31! The deadline to enroll in Virginia’s prepaid college tuition program is fast approaching. With Virginia529 prePAID (prePAID), parents, grandparents and other loved ones can purchase defined benefit contracts, for newborn children through ninth graders. The prePAID program is designed to cover the normal full-time undergraduate tuition […]

Virginia529 College Savings Programs among Best in US

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Where can Virginia families turn if they are looking for a college savings program with the most “reasonable fees, strong investment options, and capable oversight?” That would be Virginia529 College Savings Plan! In October, Virginia529 received national recognition for its inVEST and CollegeAmerica programs. The two are among eight receiving the highest praise from independent […]

Saving Money: Energy Audits for a Greener Home

Learn about home energy audits and energy saving tips from Blake Waring, owner of Home Energy Remodeling and hear about popular green features available to homeowners from Andrew Payne, NAR Green designee Realtor at Long & Foster Real Estate.

Get $50 Free for College through May 29

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Parents, many of you have been meaning to start college savings accounts for your kids, right? Here’s your chance to check that off your long to-do list and get a bonus in the process. Now through May 29, Virginia529 College Savings Plan will add $50 to new accounts opened with at least $100. You also […]

It’s America Saves Week!

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For many Americans, saving does not come easy. Society constantly bombards us with messages to buy the latest or greatest, urges we can satisfy practically anytime and anywhere thanks to technology. But immediate gratification can interfere with our ability to realize long-term or higher-priced desires, such as a car, a home or higher education. February […]

He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins

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  In the eighties, a time of rabid acquiring of wealth, that phrase made it to a t-shirt. People wore that, in public. In their defense, they were also wearing shirts that said “Bag your face” and “Where’s the beef?” There were shows on television like Silver Spoon in which Ricky Schroder played a spoiled […]

Cash In On Your Maternity Clothes!!

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Something about January always makes me want to purge myself of all the old stuff (let’s be honest, Christmas actually has a lot to do with that).  But before you donate or giveaway all your old maternity clothes, consider consigning them at Hip to be Round. Hip to be Round is accepting gently used tops, […]

DEAL: Get a Membership to BJ’s Wholesale for Half Off!

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I found a great deal and I thought Richmondmom.com readers would want to know about it, but it expires January 31, 2014. BJ’s is running a promotion for 50% off a year long membership (normally $50).  In order to access the deal you will be asked to sign up for a free membership to Zulily, but […]

$ave Big with Saving Our Way

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Moms are always looking for ways to provide everything for their kids and families while saving money at the same time. Thanks to one entrepreneurial stay-at-home-mom, she has proven that you can do both! Saving Our Way is a unique website that offers information, links, tips, coupons and more to help busy moms find what […]