Note: This is a post by Courtney Baker, chief seller and long-time running wo-man of MvD. Every year come April, we brainstorm new themes for Milli’s birthday party. But unlike most parties, our themes don’t involve princesses, Spiderman or Spongebob. Instead we have balloon parades, pinatas and zoo trips. We also don’t have presents. Several …
What, No Presents? Memorable Kids’ Birthday Parties Read More »
[share_sc] This is a guest post from Jenna Forstrom, the former community manager at Adaptu who’s now an account executive at a local PR firm. She’s still staying on top of her personal finances, selling (er – donating) her crap since she bought her first home a year ago, and brewing beer. Find out more …
Stop! You Don’t Have to Leave to Do What You Love Read More »
[share_sc] This is a guest post by Ivan Chan. Ivan is the founder of Wealthy Without Worry, a Star Wars fan and a martial artist. He loves to share with other busy professionals personal stories and simple ways to manage money and worry less in life. Follow Ivan on Facebook and Twitter. Your child is looking up at …
14 Secrets Every Parent Should Know Before Talking To Their Kids About Money Read More »
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Back in February, I shared that we needed to pay the IRS $7,104 by April 15. Last month, I said that it looked like we were well on track. Well, break out the party hats… We wrote the check April …
The Taxes Are Paid: Joan’s Mid-April Financial Update Read More »
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. If you’ve followed our family’s story here on Man Vs. Debt for a while, you might know that we have a fairly decent long-term side hustle selling used books and ephemera (old magazines and papers). Since 2005, we’ve sold …
Our Family Bookstore: From Amazon to Antique Mall Read More »
[share_sc] The most oft-recited “nugget” about kids, besides that they don’t let you sleep, is that they’re expensive. Calculators exist so you can estimate how much money you’re going to spend on them in a given year. (Oddly, most of these calculators don’t include health insurance which is, so far, the only thing we’ve spent …
