All Posts Tagged With: "money"

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How Have Economic Pressures Affected Your Home?

Like most families in America, my wife and I have made certain choices to adjust to the current economic climate. We have looked at creative ways of increasing income, but mostly we have chosen to cut expenses. We are extremely thankful that the choices we make are not between feeding our children and paying the mortgage like so many others

28Aug2008 | Jeremy | 12 comments | Continued
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Predict Your Kids Future

One of the things that comes up often in my family is conversations about what our kids might be like when they grow up. Everything from eye and hair color, height, weight, smarts, athleticism, skills and personality is pondered.
It’s fun to speculate, but we don’t obsess over it. I found a few really [...]

7Jul2008 | Jeremy | 9 comments | Continued
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Five Decisions Expectant Fathers Tend to Avoid

Expectant fathers have a lot of decisions to make when getting ready for the arrival of their first or new child. Many people create checklists to try and help them prepare, but it is impossible to make ready for every situation or need. There are many decisions during the pregnancy that dads really care about [...]

6Mar2008 | Jeremy | 10 comments | Continued
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A Fun Quiz for Dads - Please Respond

Remember the days before kids, when you could sleep late and do pretty much whatever you wanted? Don’t get me wrong, it’s a trade-off worth making - kids and family experiences are more rewarding and fulfilling in the long run. Some things are easier to get used to than others though, and Dads [...]

15Jan2008 | Jeremy | 4 comments | Continued
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How Dad Responds to Things Kids Say

Bill Cosby and Art Linkletter both used to host a show called Kids Say the Darndest Things. Parents live in this show every day, and it’s hard to know what to do or how to react to some of the wacky situations that come up.
Here’s a few examples of how Dad responds to things kids [...]

9Jan2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
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New Years Resolutions for Dad

Here are some helpful New Year’s Resolutions for Dads to think about doing in 2008:
1. Spend more time with the kids than I do watching baseball, basketball or football on TV.
2. Tell Mom and the kids that I love them at least one time every day.
3. Spend more money on fun family activities than I [...]

1Jan2008 | Jeremy | 1 comment | Continued