Money-Saving Tips for Traveling to Family Emergencies

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Recently, I’ve been a bystander to several occasions when family members had to fly out of town on short notice for family emergencies. Here are a few tips for keeping the money part under control.

Baby Expense Report: Months 5-11

It’s been far too long since my last baby expense update. This post will catch you up to where we left off 6 months ago!

Planning for Second Year Child Costs

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We’re doing a bit of micro-planning this month to estimate second year child costs for little Evan. Here’s what we’ve come up with.

10 Ways to Screw Up Your First Child (Financially)

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There are lots of ways to completely screw the pooch when it comes to your kids, but here is my favorite list of the ten best. What’s yours?

Needs, Wants and Crap for Babies: Part 2

The follow-up to my widely successful post covering baby gear. See what we’ve learned from eight months of experience and if our previous recommendations have held up.

How Can I Make It as a Single Parent?

A reader is freaking out about her finances with a baby on the way. As a single parent, how can we help her understand her options when it comes to earning income and spending wisely?

Baby Expense Report: Month 4

Checking in with the fourth month of baby expenses, which had some surprising results. I also go through some of the ways we’ve kept costs down over the last 4 months.

Teach Kids Good Financial Habits with a Piggy Bank

Christian Treitler shows us how establishing good habits in our kids early on can really pay off. One example is piggy bank “ceremony.”

Baby Expense Report: Month 3

We look at the third month of our baby expenses, and we’re starting to see a new baseline forming. Do you have any tips for getting our costs down?

Stopping Entitlement in Kids

Wondering how to stop entitlement attitudes in your kids? Donna Corwin, author of “Give Me, Get Me, Buy Me” has a book out that might be the solution!

Our One-Car Experiment and Car Decision

As our older car broke down a few month ago, we decided to experiment with being a one-car family for a little while. With the baby, it proved to be difficult, and we ultimately made the decision to purchase a new car.

Baby Expense Report: Month 2

Reviewing the second month of our baby expenses. I’m looking forward to hearing what you guys have to say!