Last week, our guest for our summer Twitter chat series was Money Mama Lori Mackey of Prosperity4Kids who discussed how to teach children the value of money. As an award winning author of the children’s book Money Mama & The Three Little Pigs, creator of Money Mama and the Smarter Piggy … [Read more...]
Upcoming events with eBay Classifieds: Come and meet us
August 20, 2010 By
Part of what makes eBay Classifieds such a great fit for community building is the ability to meet people face to face, whether it’s mom-to-mom sales, shared interest in hobbies or a love for pets. In the next few weeks, we’ll be on location at events in Houston and Atlanta. We love to meet … [Read more...]
Twitter Chat: Teaching Children the Value of Money
August 19, 2010 By
Please join us tonight, Aug. 19 for our next Twitter chat. At 5:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. EST, Money Mama Lori Mackey of Prosperity4Kids will discuss how to teach children the value of money. As an award winning author of the children’s book Money Mama & The Three Little Pigs, creator of … [Read more...]
Fun and Profit with Garage Sales
August 18, 2010 By
Photo courtesy of Dean Causer How many times have you seen those large poster boards hanging at street corners pointing the way to the great American weekend pass time -- garage sales? If I’ve got nothing to do, I can’t resist hanging a left and slowly driving past the driveway covered in … [Read more...]
Introducing A New Child Into A Household With Pets
August 16, 2010 By
Photo courtesy of Angie Domichel If you’ve seen our new eBayClassifieds Pets app, then you may be as obsessed with finding a new pet as I am. For all of you parents-to-be out there who are considering it, you must be pondering the question of how it will all work out. Before Jack was born, we … [Read more...]
Teddy Bear Picnic
July 28, 2010 By
“Courtesy of Sommer Poquette” Our family is very busy and most of the time it feels like we’re jamming through life at warp speed. So, to put the brakes on our insane schedule, I’ve decided that we’re going on a picnic. Ok, I confess, I’m the one who wants to turn it into a teddy bear … [Read more...]
The Family That Dines Together
July 27, 2010 By
“Courtesy of Sommer Poquette” When I was a little girl, my dad walked in the door every night at 6:30 and we all sat down to dinner at 6:45. At the time, I didn’t think much of it but now that I have my own family I’ve realized two things: it’s almost impossible to get everyone in one … [Read more...]
Business Trip Blues
July 23, 2010 By
Nothing breaks my heart more than having to say good bye to my 4-year-old son Jack before I leave for a business trip. The pictures and videos on my iPhone and laptop can never replace the touch of his little hand on my arm. Luckily, technology these days can make the separation a little more … [Read more...]
Staying Safe eBay Classifieds
July 21, 2010 By
Source Did you know the United States has a ”cyber czar” dedicated to Internet security? He even used to work right here at eBay! While eBay Classifieds doesn’t have any czars running around, we do take Internet safety very seriously. Most of us who work here have families just like … [Read more...]
More Summer Scrapbooking Tips
July 19, 2010 By
For some reason, I never really liked to scrapbook before -- I’m just not that organized, I think. But now that I’m about to be the maid of honor in my best friend’s wedding, I’ve saved all this cool stuff from being in the wedding party, like VIP passes from the bachelorette party and … [Read more...]