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Choosing a stay at home parent?

October 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Children, marriage

How do you choose a stay at home parent?  Is it solely based on the income of each parent?  Or is it based on who want stay at home?
I think female bloggers constantly write about this because they are torn between wanting to stay at home or work.  There is no easy decision. If you [...]

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More money, More kids?

September 21st, 2008 · 18 Comments · Children

Should the amount of money you have determine how many children you can have?   A friend just had their first child.  We were talking and she said she was extremely happy to be a mom.  When we talked a bit she said she thinks they might want one more.  But the cost of having a [...]

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Baby Shower 3+? Shakedown or Kind Gesture?

August 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Children, gifts

Well on two message boards I read the question amazingly came up about what to do when people are having baby showers #3, 4, 5, and 6! We’re not talking 6 showers for 1 baby, but showers for actually having babies #3, 4, 5, and 6!
Like I said before I like gift [...]

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No Kids = Rich?

July 29th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Children

A question asked by someone on a message board I read was “Will I save a lot of money by not having children?”  Most parents will say yes you will.  But of course you don’t get intangible benefits. 
But as someone without kids, I gotta say I wonder?  Because truthfully when you don’t have kids you have [...]

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