Weekly planning for life’s little disasters Last week my Monday morning did NOT start off right. There I was, happily driving to work with my favorite […]
Lesson 27: A “fast forward” example to show budgeting benefits In last month’s blog, we covered one of the most important financial life lessons your child can learn: how […]
A new parent’s tips for planning ahead Last month, my wife and I experienced the greatest miracle. We welcomed our new baby girl to our family! We […]
Lesson #26: Teach your Kids to Keep a Budget Today, we’re going to continue last week’s exercise of starting (and keeping!) a budget. Keeping a budget is THE most […]
Lesson #25: Budgeting for Kids Well, we are 24 lessons in to our financial life lessons for kids series — and we think it’s about […]
Budgeting time and money — a finite resource Both time and money are finite. Our lives are constantly changing. This means our lifestyle and our priorities are always […]
Budgeting Today, Saving for Tomorrow If we have nothing but a house payment, two car payments, three credit card payments, and four kids that require […]
Lesson 24: Time is Money (for your kids, too) We’ve all used this phrase at some point in time. But it’s true for us – and for our kids! […]
Government shutdown: a big deal for unpaid workers The federal government shutdown is infuriating in and of itself, but there was an item in the news last month that really sent me over the edge.