Family Values
Many times in life we make choices based on values, preferences, likes and dislikes. Sometimes they are very minor, but other times they take lots of thought and consideration. Sometimes we look back...
View ArticleThe Dream House That Will Never Be
Saturday evening, after a week long vacation away from home, the daughter wanted to talk about the dream house she designed. It was a house with multiple floors and all the entertainment an 11 year old...
View ArticleDetermining Financial Priorities
I feel like I’m in a whirlpool of financial directions, every thing has it’s own individual course and nothing is overlapping, just spiraling instead. With the purchase of the house comes many new...
View ArticleCell Phones and Plans: Time to Choose
Clever Cingular Ad Originally uploaded by jasonhe It’s been a year since I started thinking about combing cell phone plans and it’s finally time to take action. I’ve dug up the following details from...
View ArticleCell Phone Plan Settled
I’ve finally done it: picked a family cell phone plan. It’s been about a year since I started talking about this and today I finally just made a choice and gave up on thinking I’d ever be really happy...
View ArticlePerspectives on a “Simple” Solution (aka getting a job)
Following up on yesterday’s post, and Jonny’s comment, I wanted to add another perspective to our situation. I have to agree with the emotion behind yesterday’s comment, getting a job should be a very...
View ArticleLife Insurance Acquisition
I’ve finally made progress on getting life insurance. Recently, I woke up in the middle of the night in a panic because we didn’t have any yet. So, I got some quotes to work with and have selected a...
View Articlesave money with local medical care
We need doctors that are closer to our home. The daughter has seen the same pediatrician since we first moved to Maryland, which sounds wonderful except for the fact that she was local for less than 2...
View Articlebiting to budget
We’re all set to start round two of orthodontia for the daughter. First order of business is to use up the funds in our 2007 FSA ($600). I’ll just apply it to the orthodontic treatment and not worry...
View Articleclothes shopping time
One of the joys of raising children is that they need things, like clothes. Luckily, I have a wonderful daughter who isn’t the least bit interested in fashion or keeping up with her friends. This makes...
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