We just got walloped by a huge electric bill. This was due in large part to a record breaking heat wave that spanned much of August. Thus, there was relatively little we could do to avoid the worst of the bill. Nonetheless, we’re constantly on the lookout for ways to improve our energy efficiency. To [...]
Raising4Boys participated in three carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to our articles that were included in each. The Carnival of Family Life included “Kindergarten Meltdown.” The Festival of Frugality included “Don’t Break Your Budget Buying Baby Stuff.” The Best of Me Symphony included “Nervous Tics in a Nine Year Old Boy.” [...]
I wrote the other day about the trials and tribulations associated with our five year old’s glasses. A number of commenters suggested that we consider changing doctors, and they’ll be please to know that’s exactly what we did. If you haven’t read Part 1, be sure to do so. If you’ve already read that, then [...]
This past Friday was our 11th anniversary. Since we live far from family and still haven’t found a reliable babysitter since we moved a year ago (admittedly, we haven’t looked very hard), we were pretty much on our own as far as the kids went. So… We went out for dinner as a family, then [...]
Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) post from a year ago this week: » Selling Babies on eBay » It’s a Wonderful Life… » First Day of School Jitters? Yeah, Right And here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a year ago: » Spending Money to Save Money » Dish [...]
Awhile back we received an e-mail from a reader asking about the “real” cost of raising kids. In short, she’s heard a lot about the high cost of raising kids, and was wondering if it’s really as bad as people make it out to be. More than anything, this question seemed to have been born [...]
Raising4Boys participated in three carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to our articles that were included in each. The Carnival of Family Life included “Kindergarten Kid.” The Festival of Frugality included “Thinking About Going to the Fair? Check This Out.” The Best of Me Symphony included “A Private Matter (Beware: Bathroom Humor [...]
Just two days after our kindergartner had a meltdown getting on the school bus, he acted up in school and received a “red lily pad” – this is the worst of three levels on the all-important green/yellow/red “lily pad” behavioral scale. From what my wife has been able to glean of the situation, he pushed [...]
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