As important it is to teach our kids how to save money at an early age, it is also important that they know what spending money is all about. A toy specially for that, no other than the cash register. YOUniverse Talking Cash Register.

Allows your child to pretend shopping and pay like mommy and daddy. Cash register includes, calculator, a working microphone, barcode scanner, play bills, coins and even credit card.

The register will show say and show the total amount. The barcode scanners can scan barcode stickers which also included.

Comes in pink and blue. Available at Amazon.com.

After having my ds for 2 months now, I asked myself, “Why didn’t I get one sooner!?”. I really love my DS a lot better now that I have a flash cartridge so that I can download homebrew applications. The applications are so cool and best of all free!

If you have a DS and you don’t have a flash cartridge yet - r4ds, ttds, M3 etc, you should get one. Homebrews are free programs, so it legal to use those.

To read books look for DSReader. For now I think it is .txt file compatible.

For comics look for Comic Book DS reader application.

Now that I can read books and comics through my DS I can forget paperback and hardcover books. Not!! I still love the smell of paper and feel of a book in my hands. Still will order Amazon books once every few months.

The applications are convenient nevertheless lest I don’t want to carry any books with me when I travel somewhere.

I have not been updating the blog for a few days now. I kept myself busy with other things. One of those things is figuring out on how to set up an online shop with a blog. Found 2 special wordpress plugins for that so far.

One is the wp auctions plugin which can be downloaded at wpauctions.com. You may auction things straight from your blog without having to pay fees (like on ebay).

The other one is the wp e-commerce plugin which can be downloaded from Instinct.co.nz. Now this plugin is really something. You may not be able to auction your items, but you can definitely turn your entire wordpress blog into an online shop. You can sell just about anything with this - may it be discount furniture or even handmade crafts you make as a hobby. Check out the demo site.

I’m thinking of selling some things actually. That’s the reason I’m looking into this matter. Won’t be long though now since I’ve already set it up.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Wishing you a lovely day.

Valentine’s day is a few days away only. Maybe this post a little bit late. But hey, it’s better late than never.

Some people may want to shower their loved ones with expensive gifts. Spend their valentine’s day in some luxury hotel rooms. Granted, they can truly afford it.

However, it is not how expensive a gift is, that really matters. What matters is, you spend as much as you can afford and don’t spend beyond your means. And yeah… the thought that counts.

Here’s one cute gift you can get for your sweet girlfriend, wife, mom or mother in law. Something which cost less than $5. Beautiful Heart clip-on watch at dealextreme.com.