There was some pressure to try to fit in a final weekend away with some family and friends before we left Zambia. For Mrs C and I, the thought seemed a little draining. A four-hour trip on dirt...

We are neck-deep in the process of packing and selling all our ‘stuff’ as we prepare to leave Zambia. And I’ve been working away from home and long hours. And to top it all off, everyone in the...

Today’s post is a little bit different. It’s a link to a guest post that I’ve written on another site – 1500days.com.

Today was the first day of home school. My first day, teaching our daughter. It wasn't meant to be, but Mrs Chaos pulled a sickie....

We have an ongoing debate in our family about whether our kids should follow in their father’s finance footsteps and enjoy a career of glamor and endless excitement... My wife is not a fan of the idea and...

Earlier this year I came across a totally new way of looking at life and finances – via the growing 'Financial Independence' (FI) movement. So what is it???

Let the tooth fairy pay for your dentures… For those of you that read the post about our tooth fairy failure, you’ll be pleased to hear that I’ve accepted full responsibility, have done a log of begging on...

So, it turns out that our tooth fairy suffers from forgetfulness.  She’s 1 for 3 in our limited experience with her.  Leia was not overly surprised by the latest fairy failure last night.  I’d like to think she’s...

There’s nothing I love more than tracking the spend on my latest Death Star project on a spreadsheet. I love personal finance. And spreadsheets. My friends and family know about my personal finance fixation and occasionally ask about...

You often hear that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes.  If you are a parent, there’s a third. Poo. Lots of poo. Poo-based blockbusters with never-ending sequels (Lethal Poo, Poo-tanic, Poo Hard, Poo Harder,...