You don’t always want to save as much as you possibly can on everything. I can think of at least a few examples where spending the least amount possible is not always a great idea: Education. I am a huge proponent of public education for two reasons: 1, the involvement with your community, both for [...] Read more »
should you have children?
Sometimes it’s hard to come up with a subject to blog about, so tonight I’ll borrow Syd’s thoughts: If you decide not to have children, you’re also going to have to learn how to fit in to a world that doesn’t understand you. When people find out that you don’t want kids, be prepared for [...] Read more »
consumerism and dancing
One of the lessons I’ve learned from being a father of two is that the relationship between happiness and ‘things’ for children is established early on. You won’t be able to completely sever the mental connection between happiness and the accumulation of stuff, either. As a parent, you’d like to see your children spurn the [...] Read more »
charity for Russian children
I originally wrote this post a couple of years ago, but in the Christmas spirit I decided to update it a bit. At the time I took place in a group writing project over at Babylune. The project asked bloggers to highlight their favorite charity. I thought it was a great chance to offer a little support [...] Read more »
a moment without
My kids go to a Waldorf-inspired preschool. Not because we send them there for childcare or because we both work, but because I got inspired by Waldorf philosophy and then Bubelah did, too. We felt our children needed to experience some time with other kids outside of playgroups, and so we settled on a Waldorf-inspired [...] Read more »
how kids (can) make you poor
Raising a child can cost up to $250,000 – and that’s from a study done almost 20 years ago. That’s only the cost through high school – college is another problem entirely, unless you don’t plan on paying for your child’s education (and I don’t). Having a kid is expensive. Having a second is less [...] Read more »
