I had the pleasure of sitting in the passenger seat while Nathan drove me and Ryan into Sacramento. We were headed for a tour of the Capitol as something to do while John’s parents were visiting. Since we sold the Suburban last year, taking two cars has come up a number of times. I noticed how smoothly Nathan accelerated each time the light turned green. So smooth I had to look out the window to make sure we were actually…
So I’ve noticed the last several times I’ve done a load of laundry, that Nathan’s shirts are always turned inside out. I have this thing about reversing clothes and socks. I don’t do it. If either the boys or John take off their socks inside out, they get washed inside out and folded inside out. Same with shirts, underwear, shorts… They don’t like it when I do that, so they’re careful about how they take off their clothes. But having…
I got a phone call from Nathan and Ryan’s high school yesterday. It was on the automated system they implemented several years ago as a way to keep parents informed about school happenings. And I love it. Believe it or not, I don’t often find out what’s going on at school through the boys! I was prepared to hear about the upcoming football game or PSAT testing dates but was pleasantly surprised, instead, to find out about the First Annual…
I help prepare kids for their eventual financial futures. Which means, I get them when they’re young and teach them how to stay out of debt and build wealth. So being confronted with young adults who are already thousands of dollars in debt is a bit sobering for me. I was asked to work with a group of foster kids (they’re actually 16-23 year olds) and teach them stuff about money. So on my first visit, I played a little…
I had the pleasure of a phone conversation with my 5-year old niece, Olivia, the other night. We were chatting about her first weeks in Kindergarten. Apparently, Ian had brought in a pretty nifty coin collection because she talked about it for about a minute, which, if you know anything about five-year-olds, is a pretty long time for any one topic! So that led to a discussion (albeit, short) on money. I asked her what she knew about money. “You buy stuff…