Money can be an extremely touchy subject. Even for those of us who swear money isn’t important, there’s no way to deny that dollars touches our lives in every way, whether we like it or not. If you’re reading this, you probably have a clear idea on how important money is to a well lived [...]
When a family member asks for money, most of us want to help. The reasons why can be complex: not only is helping family something that most people just do, but most of us don’t want to be the sort of person who doesn’t help family, either. But the simple fact is that offering a [...]
Recently, I had the opportunity to publish a guest post on managing tricky gift situations in families on the wonderful Frugal Dad’s blog. I was impressed by the insights given in the comments section. One comment regarding family pressure to “figure out” Christmas well in advance by setting guidelines such as limits or exchanging names [...]
It’s that time of year again when children come home from school with brightly colored fliers promising them cool prizes if they sell so much wrapping paper or x number of entertainment books. Often, they’ve just come from a pep rally of sorts to get them pumped up and excited about the notion of raising [...]
The choice to have one parent stay at home with the child(ren) is a deeply personal, individual one that goes beyond finances. However, there are many reasons why it’s a good idea for stay at home moms and dads to seek part time work, even if there is no immediate need for income. 1. The [...]
When it comes to our families, we all have the best of intentions. We’re often willing to offer money to help each other out in situations when we would never do it for a stranger. But this also means that when we accept financial help from a family member, the rules can be very different [...]
