By Mr Chaos on June 10, 2021 in Family, Finance
Last week I burned some money on Amazon on purchases that I had to hide from Mrs C. It felt wrong until I read a survey showing over 50% of Americans buy things they hide from their friends and family. Turns out, I’m just keeping up with the Joneses.
By Mr Chaos on May 22, 2021 in Family, Finance
A year and a half ago, we decided to give our kids some money. More specifically, a kids allowance (pocket money in the Queen’s English). Has it been worth the effort?
By Mr Chaos on May 12, 2021 in Family, Finance, Living Abroad
About 2 years ago we decided to take a year-long career siesta in Spain after leaving Zambia, and liked it so much that we stayed. Although there’s a lot less siesta involved these days. Some close friends asked recently how they could take a sabbatical.
By Mr Chaos on May 5, 2021 in Family, Finance, Living Abroad
As a family of 6, we’ve learnt the importance of keeping things simple. That’s not to say we’re always successful, but we try to apply it to all areas of our lives, particularly personal finance. ‘Keep it simple’ was what came to mind when I spoke recently with some friends looking for financial advice. Let’s call them Peter and Susan* (I’ve just finished reading the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to our kids).
By Mr Chaos on April 28, 2021 in Finance
A common lament I hear from fellow cult advocates of the financial independence (FI) movement is that they didn’t discover financial independence until later in life. I can relate, having come across it in my 40s.
We tell ourselves that if we’d come across these principles 20 years ago, we’d be financially independent and pursuing our passions like writing a family blog having the time to be better parents.
By Mr Chaos on April 23, 2021 in Finance
Hands up who wants to learn about personal finance? Kinda pointless question as I’m sure you’re ALL putting your hands up. And by all, I meant our three readers. If we count both our mothers.
In all seriousness, surveys like THIS one, show that at least half of us struggle explaining concepts like interest and pensions. And this is hardly surprising given the lack of education we get on these topics at school.
By Mr Chaos on January 31, 2021 in Family, Living Abroad
I was asked recently about raising kids in the developing world, which led to the story of why we went to Zambia.
By Mr Chaos on May 29, 2020 in Family, Finance
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 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 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.
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