My son was visibly excited to open up the box left by the UPS driver. His new graphics card for his computer had arrived, and he was anxious to install it. He brought his computer to the kitchen table where we laid it on it's side, removed the side … [Read more...] about Teens And Money: Lessons Learned Buying Electronics
Image courtesy of Naypong at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I was doing some yard work in the front of my house when my son's friend got in his car to head to work. A few moments later a loud high pitched scratch made me look up and realize that the young … [Read more...] about Some Lessons Are Expensive
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
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
Over the Thanksgiving break, my house was overrun by a gang of high school freshman. My son and a bunch of his friends went to a movie, and then came back to our house to hang out, sleep over, and play video games until the early morning … [Read more...] about What’s Your Most Inexpensive Meal?
