Last year we ran the Marine Corp Marathon. I'm a fat guy (relatively), and definitely not a runner, ever. We finished ahead of about 1500 other finishers, but I was unhappy with my time and performance. I seemed to have forgotten the horrible … [Read more...] about A disappointing decision, but a relief
(I originally posted this article as a guest-post at Raising4Boys.com and gave an update on our progress here): Since we began dating, my wife Stacie and I have agreed that, if possible, we would adopt a child and also give birth to a biological … [Read more...] about Is Adoption for You? Costs, Choices and Decisions
You know, I wrote a guest post for Nickel (of FiveCentNickel.com fame) on his Raising4Boys site, and I totally forgot to mention it here! I did an extensive write-up of what we found so far while doing our adoption investigation. I highlight the … [Read more...] about Guest Article: Adoption Costs and Decisions
NCN from No Credit Needed Network has posted the 90th Carnival of Debt Reduction. I admit that I haven't really followed this carnival since I'm always so busy getting through the Festival of Frugality and Carnival of Personal Finance, but NCN was … [Read more...] about 90th Carnival of Debt Reduction – Recap
In my earlier post about adoption, Dimples asks (via a comment): Why is adoption so expensive? Do you know the breakdown of the costs associated? I am just confused why so much money is needed to adopt when there are so many children in the system … [Read more...] about Why does adoption cost so much?
It's been about 3 weeks since I issued our first-ever opinion poll here at Clever Dude. I asked all of you what you thought about Natural Birth vs. Adoption, and the results were very encouraging! 36% of you want to adopt and 12% are adopted or … [Read more...] about What you think about adoption, and what we’re doing about it
