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All about dealing with money with your family – kids, siblings, father, mother, all of ‘em :)

Baby Update: 3 Months Away and Scrambling!

April 4, 2012
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Can you believe that? We’ve already gone through the first 6 months of pregnancy, and now we’re already in the home stretch! Amazing… I can’t even imagine how fast life will go once that little booger actually comes out ;) But now that we’re so dang close to the big day, we’re realizing that we [...]

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We’re Having A Boy!!

February 20, 2012
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I can’t believe it! 20 weeks come and gone, and now we’re just about 4 months out from a miracle happening :) I’m so excited!! Truth be told, I secretly wanted a little girl to take care of first, but the wife was quick to point out that it’ll only motivate me even more to [...]

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Godiva or Gumballs?

December 29, 2011
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(Guest Post by Barbara “Babs” Wagner – who once told us what old people know about money) One day I was at the mall with my two small sons and we passed a Godiva chocolate store. I don’t know why, but I said “let’s go in and get a treat.” I let each boy look [...]

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I’M GONNA BE A DADDY!!!

December 19, 2011
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[UPDATE: It's gonna be a boy!] WOWWWWWW!!! I finally get to tell everyone!! Do you know how long I’ve been keeping this hidden for??? Exactly 12 weeks and a day :) Which my wife specifically told me to keep hush just in case something bad happens to him/her in that 1st trimester (for those who [...]

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Our Cat Didn’t Die! Our Cat Didn’t Die!

September 19, 2011

For anyone following me on Twitter, you’ll know our 13 y/o cat – Bob – was barely hanging on to life this weekend. Thankfully he survived (this round, at least), but it’s always scary when your pets keep getting older & sicker, and you end up visiting the vets office more than you do Starbucks [...]

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“Credit Cards Are For Old People”

June 22, 2011

That’s what my 40 y/o cousin told my 13 y/o nephew yesterday at breakfast :) After my nephew proudly exclaimed “Cash is king!” when our server denied our credit card at the restaurant, haha… How does HE know cash is king?? And why are credit cards only for old people?? (wait, don’t answer that). It [...]

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Married 3 Years & Still Haven’t Combined Finances

May 4, 2011

That literally just came to mind 2 seconds ago :) Which is funny because we were considering joining 100% of it 2 YEARS ago! Haha… oops. Well, not total oops, there’s some reasons for it really, but it’s safe to say we’ve been kinda lazy about revisiting it. When things are working, why fix it [...]

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Help a Reader: Child Support Taking All Our Money!

April 7, 2011

So yeah, don’t even know where to start on this one :) Don’t have any kids of my own yet, and haven’t a clue about child support and how exactly all that stuff works out. All I know is it makes me sad.  Mainly for the kids, but also for their wallets.  60% is a [...]

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J. Money Causes Ruckus on USAA’s Facebook Page

August 3, 2010

I thought this was too funny to let it slip by :) It seems my post the other day on USAA’s new products hit the front page of USAA’s Facebook Page and some parents weren’t too keen about it!  Something about my use of foul language around kids and dirtying USAA’s image. (It’s well worth [...]

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Your Take: Lending Money to Friends & Family

July 28, 2010

Whenever it comes to lending money to friends or family, I shiver a bit in my booties. It’s not that I don’t ever trust either of the parties involved (I usually do), but anytime you mix business with pleasure it has the chance of running amok. And the level of this “amock-ness” goes up proportionately [...]

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