By Mr Chaos on May 29, 2020 in Family
Writing about wish jars recently got me thinking about productivity (jars). Can’t wait to hang out with me at a party, can you? But that then got me thinking about how well we manage to fit our priorities and values, our big rocks, into our life jars.
By Mr Chaos on May 7, 2020 in Family, Just For Laughs
After 6 weeks of total lockdown and successful homeschooling, our kids were able to leave our property for the first time on Sunday. We spent an hour walking around the neighborhood and some local scrubland. The kids had a great time picking wildflowers, running on empty roads and looking for Iberian Lynx.
By Mr Chaos on April 16, 2020 in Family, Just For Laughs
Last week I shared some of the lessons we’ve learned from our first few weeks as prison guards homeschooling parents during lockdown. I ran out of space to share all of our mistakes lessons.
But I also didn’t share some of the things that are going well. So whilst I may share a few more of our ‘challenges’, I wanted to focus today on some of the homeschool wins.
By Mr Chaos on April 11, 2020 in Family, Just For Laughs
Mrs Chaos and myself are three weeks into our new job roles during the Coronavirus lockdown. The politically correct term is homeschooling parents. But really, we’re more like prison guards at a maximum-security penitentiary.
By Mr Chaos on April 1, 2020 in Family, Finance
Six months ago, we decided to give our kids money. More specifically, an allowance (pocket money in the Queen’s English). You may be wondering, given our stingy frugal Scottish links, why we decided to give our kids an allowance? And are we regretting it?
By Mr Chaos on January 15, 2020 in Finance
A slightly different post today – a link to our first podcast appearance. I must admit that this is a little terrifying. I’ve heard myself on voice mail messages before – and in general, I’d rather go on another ‘snip trip’ than listen to myself speak!
By Mrs Chaos on January 10, 2020 in Family, Just For Laughs
Winning not whining, in case you misread the title. Kids win a lot. Too much in fact. I glibly thought prior to birthing our many offspring, ‘If I ever have kids, I would NEVER let them do THAT!’ But that was before I knew that children are born with an innate and inexhaustible capacity to wear us down.
By Mr Chaos on December 17, 2019 in Family, Finance
Last week I told a friend he should make a choice which would result in him having a lower net worth.
By Mr Chaos on November 19, 2019 in Family, Finance
I’ve been trying to come up with an effective way of introducing friends and family to financial independence (FI). Operation Death by Spreadsheet was an abject failure. I couldn’t even get Mrs Chaos to read a book or listen to a podcast about this stuff, so what chance have I got recommending these to anyone else.
By Mrs Chaos on November 15, 2019 in Family
Disclaimer: If you’re reading this post for advice on how to make yourself the center of the world, then, unfortunately, your search must go on. This post is for people who have young kids or envisage a future where they might like a child or two. This post is not for people who have no desire for kids, you may scroll swiftly past smirking as you do so. Or people whose offspring are already teenagers or grown, you can send us your advice, smirking as you do so.
What are your big rocks?
May 29, 2020
A Lockdown Wishjar
May 7, 2020
Homeschooling Lessons From Lockdown(Up) – Part 2
April 16, 2020
Homeschooling Lessons From Lockdown (up) – Part 1
April 11, 2020
Show me the money – part 3
April 1, 2020
Cutting Through Chaos 
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