Tag: finance

Two months ago we decided to give our kids an allowance. What were we thinking, and how is it going???

I had my hair cut yesterday by this REALLY hot chick for FREE!!! And its not the first time she’s cut my hair. How do we make sure we are spending money on what we really value.

Our 7-year-old wants money. Lots of money. Our money. We’ve been planning on giving them an allowance for some time...

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 roads is not the most appealing, particularly when two of your offspring ...

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.

So what do you do when your other half suggests you spend a lot of money to meet the founders of FI at a Chautauqua. Chatta-what? FI? What now?!!

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 my knees, and my gracious wife has now forgiven me for mis-assigning blame. ...

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 the first step to take when trying to improve their personal finance ...