About a month ago, my son informed me that he wanted to cancel his automatic savings transfer the Monday after each paycheck. At the time, he had run out of spending money and felt like he should be able to keep a larger portion of his paychecks for … [Read more...] about Teens and Money: Should I Make My Teenager Save Money?
Image courtesy of samuiblue at FreeDigitalPhotos.net My sixteen year old son has been driving for about five months now. He's been the primary driver of our car during that time. In fact, I can probably count on my fingers how many times I've … [Read more...] about Parenting : Take Pride In Your Ride
Teenagers are a strange bunch. I'm discovering that more and more as mine navigates his teenage years. He talks a lot about having more freedom. My wife and I respond with the standard, “You have to earn it,†speech. But for all his … [Read more...] about Teenagers Do Not Always Want Freedom
The first thing I learned how to cook was apple crisp, and that was in 7th grade. At the same age, I also learned how to make pasta, English muffin mini-pizzas and a handful of other things that gave me the confidence to try to make … [Read more...] about Are You Teaching Your Kids The Right Life Skills?
A friend of mine was taking down his Christmas decorations over the weekend, and shared on Facebook a picture of the very tight storage space that was available to store the many storage bins. I commented on the picture, joking that it looked like he … [Read more...] about Life Is Just A Game Of Tetris
My son is extremely picky about his jeans. I dread going shopping for new jeans with him, because he will pick out, try on, and approve jeans, but then decide somewhere down the road that he no longer likes them. One year I simply gave up and he wore … [Read more...] about How I’m Using Jeans To Teach My Son About Finances
