Raising4Boys participated in one carnival this week. Here it is along with a link to our article that was included. The Carnival of Personal Finance included “What’s the Right Age to Start an Allowance?” Also included was “How Does Zecco Make Money?” from fivecentnickel.com.
When it rains it pours… After discovering that we have H. pylori in the house, we decided to scrap our Thanksgiving travel plans and stay close to home. Our plan was to celebrate close to home, get well, and perhaps even recover a bit from the recent havoc brought on by a major home renovation. [...]
After six weeks (or more) of illness and lethargy, we finally have a diagnosis for Son #1. And the winner is… Helicobacter pylori. In case you’re not familiar with H. pylori, it’s a bacterium that infects the stomach and duodenum. It’s known to cause peptic ulcers, gastritis, duodenitis, and has even been implicated as a [...]
Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) posts from a year ago these past two weeks: » Don’t Let Your Kids Get Ahold of Your Checkbook » Raw Meat, Cat Poop, and Lots’O’Boys » Most Kids Not Getting Second Dose of Flu Vaccine » Mazes, Mazes, Mazes (And All for Free) And here are [...]
I’ve written in the past about the allowance system that we use with our kids. In short, we give them $0.50 per week for each year of age. Thus, Son #1 (who just turned ten) now gets $5/week, Son #2 (currently seven) gets $3.50/week, and Son #3 (currently five) gets $2.50/week. These funds and then [...]
Our ten year old has been under the weather for about a month now. He’s had symptoms including a sore throat, runny nose, fatigue, malaise, joint and muscle pain, and diarrhea. The most prevalent complaint is nausea. In fact, nausea has been the one consistent symptom throughout the whole ordeal. I’ve made it clear to [...]
Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) post from a year ago this week: » Halloween Urban Legends » How to Take Responsibility for When You’re Four » Just Daddy and (Two of) the Boys » Getting Kids Moving With a Pedometer And here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a [...]
The other day my wife informed me that Son #2 (currently seven years old) had run a Google images search for ‘butts’ on her MacBook when he was supposedly searching for information on reptiles. And yes, he was sitting right out in the middle of the dining room in plain view when he did it, [...]
Are you worried about the recent toy recalls? Having trouble keeping up with what’s safe and what’s made of lead? Then look no further than the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s master list of toy recalls, which can be accessed here. The list is arranged chronologically, with the most recent recalls at the top. And [...]
Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) post from a year ago this week: » Crazy for Care Bears » Kid Quote: Coke, Caffeine, Fries and Ketchup » Playgroup Connections, Part Deux And here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a year ago: » How to Order Checks Without Getting Ripped [...]
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