I still can’t figure out why any logical person would want to have kids. I’ve written numerous articles about the cost of having a kid, and the consensus is they are expensive. To try and figure out why most of us want to have kids, I turned to one of my close friends who is [...]
March 2011
I’ve noticed a common theme in my personal finance journey… I frequently OVERbudget for things. Take for example my recent fuel estimation for my road trip to Seattle. I budgeted $760 for gas, but ended up only spending $560. Or look at my blog income. Last year, I budgeted $200/month for PDITF related earnings. When, [...]
Seeing that I still haven’t fully adjusted to the eight hour time change here in Germany, I’ll be keeping things simple today. Let’s play a fun game called “What’s your current credit card(s) balance?”. I’ll go first. Girl Ninja and I have one credit card with a balance on it. I just logged in an [...]
Como estas debt punchers?! I spend a good chunk of my work day driving and there is one particular radio show I listen to where the host ends every show with the tag line “Today is the youngest you are going to be for the rest of your life, act like it.” I get warm [...]
Girl Ninja isn’t even pregnant (sorry Mom-Ninja-in-law), but I’m pretty sure I already hate our unborn children. Or at least, that’s the way society might see it. Don’t get me wrong. I’ll definitely love the heck out of those little ninja’s, but I wont love them enough to jeopardize my and Girl Ninja’s future. In [...]
