Archive for the ‘family’ Category
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
When it comes to saving for college for the kiddos, what do you think is fair? Assuming you have more than one child, their ages may vary greatly and therefore the money invested for each of them could vary. Returns from one year to the next will also vary, and ...
Posted in Investing, Saving, family, kids | No Comments »
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
The idea of going on vacation bugs me a bit. I understand the desire to have a break from work, and perhaps to visit out of town family, but as a general rule I prefer to stay at home in order to relax.
I'm also surprised by how many of my ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
It's been an expensive few months, but we are now baby-ready (I hope!). Thank goodness it takes 9 months for the kiddos to grow before they get here, because otherwise we'd be in a financial mess! :-)
I am happy to say that through some judicious planning and shopping my wife ...
Posted in budgeting, family | 3 Comments »
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Today I would like to build off of my previous post that covers using a framework of questions to evaluate the advice of others. Specifically I'd like to discuss two "facts" that keep getting thrown and my wife and I:
"You have to buy a new crib."
"Cloth diapers are too much ...
Posted in behavior, education, family | 1 Comment »
