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Even Financial Experts Make Money Mistakes

If you feel as though you have made a few financial mistakes, you are not alone. Most people goof up in ways both big and small when it comes to managing their money. Today, I thought that I would share with you some money gaffes that have been made by people that the “rest of us” look to for financial advice. Rather than discrediting the financial advice espoused by the individuals that made the goofs, I feel that the fact that they are able to fess up to having messed up makes these people real. It gives their advice even … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for July 21-27

Perhaps you were too occupied with summertime fun to do much web surfing last week. If so, here’s your Week in Review, which details all the articles Lyn and I covered while you were busy having fun. Monday, July 21 I pondered the curious case of sister-wives. (Also sometimes known as plural wives.) Tuesday, July 22 Did he forget to do the dishes? If so, Lyn suggests giving him a break and urges you to remember he is only human after all. I wrote about the older couple at church who caught Wayne and I’s eye. A marriage with benefits … Continue reading →

Do You Love Your Spouse or Their Salary?

The other day Wayne and I got to talking about marriage, money, and respect. We’ve both known several people who divorced their spouses once they started bringing home the bigger paycheck. Specifically, women who divorced their husbands because they earned more than he did. “It has to do with respect,” Wayne said when we were talking about a particular friend. “She never had much respect for him to begin with. So once she started earning more, she lost what little she’d had.” “That’s pathetic!” I said. “If I ever made more than you it wouldn’t change how I felt about … Continue reading →

What to Do if You Don’t Know if You’re Going Back to Work

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As soon as you tell your employer you are pregnant, they will want to know your plans for after the baby is born. You may not be sure what you are going to do and wonder how you should handle the situation. Often, women aren’t sure if they will be able to make it on just one salary. A poor economy and rising fuel and food prices are making this decision more difficult for many families. Even if you have done all the calculations, things don’t always work out in life like they do on paper. Maternity leave gives you … Continue reading →

Are Your Boomerang Children at Home?

This phrase cracks me up, honestly – the idea of a boomerang is that you throw it; it curves out and then returns to your hand. We send our children out like boomerangs all the time – sending them to school, sending them to a friend’s and sending them out to play and we do want them to return, but when we send out our young adults to get married, to go to college or to live independently – it’s not necessarily what parents have in mind to have them return home again. Boomerang Kids Can Affect Your Relationship When … Continue reading →