Teach Your Kids How to Manage Money in 7 Easy Lessons

As a parent, you are responsible for teaching your kids how to manage money. No matter what their age, children should start learning how to manage money throughout their childhood. Children taught these lesson turn tend to turn into financially responsible adults instead of jobless and in debt adults sitting on their parents’ couches watching [...]

Life is Short: Save & Spend Wisely for Those Left Behind

Do you ever ask yourself why you’re being such a stickler with your money? We save and invest money for “the future” but how do we know when that future we’ve been preparing for becomes the present?
My Grandmother’s Apartment
My kids and I paid an evening visit to my grandmother this week, just so they could spend a [...]

Costs of Raising Children – Kid Expenses Continued

Yesterday I wrote about the costs of raising children and got a few emails reminding me of some of the costs that I left off the list.  I don’t know how I missed some of these like childcare and insurance since they’re pretty big chunks of money.  I guess there are so many expenses it’s [...]

Costs of Raising Children

Being a parent can be a lot of fun but it can also be quite expensive.  If you’re thinking about having children, make sure you budget in enough cash each month for all the different ways kids can cost you money.
Health Care
Medicine
It seems kids, at least young ones, are always getting sick.  I’m sure part of it [...]

What’s Your Excuse?

Why aren’t you at the top of your game? What’s sapping your strength?
I haven’t quite been myself lately, I’ve had a hard time getting going in the morning and have really been struggling staying up and working late at night. Of course there are many different excuses I could make but I won’t bore [...]

Wanted: One Full Time Mother

Job DescriptionSeeking one full time mother to raise a baby. No experience necessary.
Screening ProcessThe job requires an initial nine month screening process during which you’ll be puking, uncomfortable, and sometimes miserable while carrying a baby to full term. Your body will do things you didn’t think possible and the nine months will end with some [...]