Tonight my wife gave me a major inspiration for a series of articles that I will call Fortifying my marriage.  You see, we were walking home from Bible Study tonight, and she was telling me how happy she is for marrying me.  We just had our six-month anniversary on Friday, and I promised her she […]

I’m going to get a bit personal here, and talk about some changes my family is going through.

I will be changing jobs - Going back to a part-time position with the Credit Union that got me started in the financial industry.  This will put a strain on our budget, but our marriage will be happier […]

I was cruising through the blogsphere and I found a great article about moving with a small child.  Since this is a family finance site, it really deserves a link here.
 So, check out The Simple Dollar http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/07/07/making-the-moving-transition-easier-on-young-children/
If you have young children, or are looking to move soon, I highly recommend you read that article.
I’ve also […]

“Sweetie, we really need that new couch”
My wife does a good job of convincing me that we need things that we really don’t.  When she said that to me, I already had a couch, and was all set to go buy her the slip cover of her dreams.  She wanted a new one though, and […]

It’s time for me to get a little bit personal today, and discuss an issue in my own life, and that is Work/Life Balance.
I currently work for a larger nationwide bank, and previously I worked for a small credit union.  Each job has its advantages and disadvantages, as well as associated perks.  I’m asking you, […]

Any healthy family should argue.
I’m going to repeat that again, any healthy family should argue.  It is a sign that the people care about each other because they have a strong vocal opinion about what the other person is doing.  A good argument has every side heard, no hard feelings afterwards, and both sides being […]

Getting your net worth to zero implies paying off debts, things like cars, credit cards, student loans, etc.  Basically, half of increasing net worth involves decreasing these drains on it.  It will also make you money, in some cases even a better return than most stock investors get.
 Consider a typical credit card.  There is a […]

Since I’m starting anew on this site about putting your family in the best financial position possible, I should warn you that your first goal should be nothing.  Zip. Zilch. Nada. Nothing.
I’m talking about your net worth here, this is one that is scary to calculate if you love your credit cards.  Visa, Mastercard, and […]

I would just like to take this opportunity to give a big thank you to brian at the finance forums for getting me set up with wordpress and helping me break free from the web tyrrany of Register.com.
 Expect to see many changes here in the next few weeks, as all the little odds and ends […]