The first day of school caught me by surprise yesterday. I knew it was coming, and we had almost all of the stuff we need in the brat’s backpack, but we weren’t ready for it. Yesterday morning, we woke up. Brat #3 was uncooperative, to say the least, so I wasn’t playing my ‘A’ game….
Parenting
Vacation, Shmaycation, Staycation?
Last week was our family vacation. This year, we decided to keep it cheap, since we raided our savings a few months ago to cover my son’s vision therapy. Here’s what we did: Friday (Yes, I started vacation on a Friday): My wife worked a half day, then we drove to visit my parents,…
The Unfrugal Meal
I spend a lot of time talking about how to save money here. It’s kind of what I do. Not today. Today, I’m going to talk about the best way I’ve wasted money during my vacation this week. First, so my feelings are completely understood: A vacation is about experiences and memories. I could…
4 Ways to Change Your Life for the Better
Everybody has bad days. Everybody has horrible days. That doesn’t matter. The important thing is how you feel about your life as a whole. What can you do to make your life more worth living? 1. Get out of debt. When you’ve got no debt to pay, you have more…
