That is not the beginning, or even the punchline, of a funny (or even very bad) joke. It is a short list of some of the things I've been working on that haven't appeared on this site. "Man Smell" is an essay I wrote about my surprise and dismay when my first born son started … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Green
Those are the actual piles of cash I withdrew from the bank just before November 1, when we started our new monthly budget. This time it's for real. I'm telling the story in a series of posts called American Family Budget on Mint.com's blog, MintLife. Here's a page with all the … [Read more...]
Allowance Jars
What is the opposite of Pinterest? Because this is raw, homemade, unpretty stuff, but it works. Nailed it! When school started this fall I instituted allowance for Kyle, who is eight now and really good at math so I figured he can finally handle it. I threw Brady a bone by … [Read more...]
PayPal Is Fake Money
I've been using PayPal for many years now. I guess many is probably...five? Six years? How long has it been around? I suppose I started using it for eBay purchases, and then to receive money for things I eventually sold online. After several years of working primarily … [Read more...]
Talking Money With Suze Orman
This was an original post for LA Moms Blog in March, 2010. I publish my archives on the occasional Friday, and since money is on my mind, I picked this one for today. "I knew I was dumb, everyone I knew thought I was dumb." --Suze Orman, Women and Money When Suze Orman was … [Read more...]
