Although it is becoming more commonly taught, personal finance is a topic largely lacking in our public education system. That leaves the responsibility on families and kids themselves to either learn about personal finance or repeat the mistakes that millions […]
Kids and Money… Part III
“I want every Lego set ever made.” “I want every Bruder truck in the Bruder book.” These are actual quotes from my six-year-old son. When he makes these comments, my wife and I make a point to use this time […]
Kids and Money… Part II
Continuing with Part II of my series on kids and money, today I’ll go over saving for college. This was a topic that I did not know a whole lot about, so I had to do quite a bit of […]
Kids and Money… Part I
Many of you have kids. And if you don’t have kids you probably have nieces or nephews or close friends with kids. There is very little education about personal finance in our public education system. That leaves parents, grandparents, friends, […]
Why I don’t have a job
Well, let’s be completely clear. I am a stay-at-home dad (SAHD). That is my job, and it is more important than any job I could get paid to do. Even though I write with a goal of helping readers improve […]