Archives for the 'Finance & Family' Category
The Six Key Steps to Healthy Finances in Your Relationship [Zen Habits]
If you’ve ever been in a relationship for very long, especially if you were married or living together, I can almost guarantee that you’ve had a money fight.
One of the biggest causes of problems in relationships is differences in values and goals and habits when it comes to money, and especially communication about money issues.
Money [...]
8 Frugal Tips for Legal Matters [Zen Habits]
“The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.†- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I recently was asked some questions from readers about legal matters, [...]
A Letter to My Son, on Starting Out In Life [Zen Habits]
Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can’t read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what [...]
Five Ways to Cope When Your Child Returns to the Nest [Zen Habits]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Alex Blackwell, who writes about creating success and happiness for the rest of your life at The Next 45 Years.
Final exams at Kansas University are only a few weeks away. My daughter, Caitlin, has been working very hard and will successfully complete her freshmen year in very [...]
The Seven Deadly Sins of a Relationship [Zen Habits]
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” - Emily Kimbrough
While I can’t claim to be the world’s foremost expert on relationships, I do know that my wife and I have a very strong marriage, and have never been more in love.
I’ve failed at [...]
25 Ways to Simplify Your Life with Kids [Zen Habits]
“Babies are always more trouble than you thought - and more wonderful.” - Charles Osgood
Anyone who has kids knows that any life with kids is going to be complicated, at least to some degree. From extra laundry to bathing and cooking and shopping and driving and school and chores and crises and sports and dance [...]
20 Money Hacks: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Finances [Zen Habits]
“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” - Woody Allen
We had the Parent Hacks earlier this week, and I was thinking it would be fun to do the same with finances — ways to trick yourself, to get around obstacles, to boost your accounts, without it hurting.
Improving your finances improves your happiness, [...]
Top 20 Parent Hacks: Tips for Organization, Kid Optimization, and Happiness [Zen Habits]
“Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.” - Red Buttons
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Asha Dornfest of Parent Hacks, one of my favorite blogs.
Parenting is equal parts skill and art. The skills — diaper changing, nightmare soothing, gentle encouragement, the “Look” (what I call that [...]
20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life [Zen Habits]
“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” - Jean-Paul Sartre
I’m nearly 35 years old, and I’ve made my share of mistakes in my life. I’m not a big believer in regrets … and I have learned tremendously from every single mistake … and my life is pretty great.
However, there are a few things [...]
So I Quit My Day Job - Holy Cow! I Took the Plunge [Zen Habits]
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain
I’m officially a ProBlogger now.
Yesterday morning, I turned in [...]