I got married in my mother’s house. At the time, I didn’t have any money. My fiancé wanted a big wedding, a rented venue, and at least a hundred people in attendance. It just wasn’t going to happen. We didn’t have the finances or resources. I felt … [Read more...] about Backyard Weddings – To Do or Not To Do?
When you're running a family – and it can sometimes feel like a business with all the organization that you have to do each and every day – there are times when you might think that you just can't afford some of the little luxuries for the … [Read more...] about Affordable Luxuries for the Family
“Children are incredibly malleable and forgiving,†says one prominent single parent magazine with lots of zest and relish. This gives me the image of a child made out of soft metal or plastic. Hey, if you break one, you can just glue them back … [Read more...] about New At Being A Single Dad? Here’s Some Golden Advice
For a certain percentage of the population, Valentine's Day is a superfluous, consumerist, embarrassing, and mildly offensive capitalist creation that promotes the fallacious conflation of love and expensive gifts. But those people are wrong. It … [Read more...] about If You Want to Be a Hero on Valentine’s Day, Start Now
The end of the weekend always seems to sneak up on me, and this past one was no exception. We had nothing of importance going, and when Friday afternoon rolled around I had two completely free days to knock some items off my “honey do†list. … [Read more...] about Starting My Week On The Right Foot
“Didn’t make it, don’t care,†was the text message I got from my son. As a high school freshman, he was trying out for high school baseball for the first time. Twenty one kids tried out for the “C†team, the coach indicating that about … [Read more...] about The Cost Of High School Sports When You Don’t Make the Team
