Earlier this month, our youngest child and her husband had their first child. Congratulations to Abby and Jeff Morris for successfully entering the world of parenthood. Today is also the 1 year birthday of Nora, daughter of my oldest, Rachael and her husband Brandon....
This weeks Monday Money tip is based on something we've been doing more of recently. Free movie rentals from our public library. 1st let's look at the alternatives. Friday nights are when movies debut in most theaters. Price for 2 tickets are going to range from $16...
One of the Categories on this website is TEDxFortWayne. That's because I want to do what ever I can to help support this local event as we prepare for the 3rd year of TEDx in Fort Wayne. My involvement began a couple years ago when my friend Craig Crook hosted a...
I believe that my Dad believed: Get a good education, get a good job with a good company and work there for the next 40 years and then retire. After all, that was a common thought process about work in the previous century. My Dad was born in 1930, married in the 50's...
Some of us live our lives one day at a time. Others have a 20 year plan. When it comes to being a Dad or Mom, we either had good examples or bad, but probably a mixture. None of this really matters as much as knowing what values you want your kids to have when they...
A Different slant to Monday Money today... I want to call to attention the contrast between not having enough, and having more than needed. I have been blessed to never have an empty kitchen. Growing up in a middle class family in the midwest, our kitchen cupboards...
Last weekend my son Josh was part of a team of Ice Sculptors that participated in the annual Zehnders International Snow Sculpting contest in Frankenmuth, Michigan. This is the 2nd year that Josh along with George and Charlie have entered and this year they won the...
Monday Money continues with advice to those of us who are impulsive. Stop. Okay, that's too simple. Couples that agree about spending (and are successful) often do very little impulse spending. Or they have a budget for impulse spending! Nearly each time I had to make...
That you love them? That they made a difference in your life? That you appreciate something they have done or said? That you admire? That you haven't spoken to for too long? That you care? That you miss? Who have you not communicated with that you should because, well...