Besides being rather exciting even for a grown-up girl (Nathaniel has been smirking at me over his coffee this morning while I watched parts of the ceremony), Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton provides a perfect opportunity for a little chatter about the state of marriage in America and the Western world. The Christian Science Monitor put up an article… Read more →
Jessica sent me this NPR article on the same theme we’ve been tracking these past few weeks: Measuring poverty. It discusses setting aside the “poverty line” for another measure: “economic security.” “We’re not talking about surviving,” McMahon tells Morning Edition host Renee Montagne. “We are talking about economic security that allows people to live day to day without fear of… Read more →
Nathaniel and I couldn’t believe it when we read the cost of parenting a child per year has gone up to $1,000 a month. We hardly spend $50 on Ransom a month, and that’s mostly diapers. Granted, as Nathaniel pointed out, friends and family bought us almost everything imaginable for him (a large frog-shaped bath toy holder with suction cups… Read more →
“If a man is fortunate he will, before he dies, gather up as much as he can of his civilized heritage and transmit it to his children. And to his final breath he will be grateful for this inexhaustible legacy, knowing that it is our nourishing mother and our lasting life.” — Will Durant, Quote of the Day from the… Read more →
People seem to be following this investment strategy. Step one: Go to Mattress Discounters and buy the biggest mattress you can find. Step two: Take it home, and stuff all your money in it. Step three: Lie down, and get some rest. That’s from AEI’s Michael Barone in the Washington Examiner. Click that link to read why. Here’s a hint:… Read more →
People seem to be following this investment strategy. Step one: Go to Mattress Discounters and buy the biggest mattress you can find. Step two: Take it home, and stuff all your money in it. Step three: Lie down, and get some rest. That’s from AEI’s Michael Barone in the Washington Examiner. Click that link to read why. Here’s a hint:… Read more →
If you haven’t already seen this on RealClearPolitics, you must at least read this excerpt. {Laura Wellington’s] daughter came home from school with instructions to “accomplish chores around the house with the goal of being paid by me for those chores the sum of $20,” Wellington wrote on her blog. “She would then have to hand the full $20 over… Read more →
If you haven’t already seen this on RealClearPolitics, you must at least read this excerpt. {Laura Wellington’s] daughter came home from school with instructions to “accomplish chores around the house with the goal of being paid by me for those chores the sum of $20,” Wellington wrote on her blog. “She would then have to hand the full $20 over… Read more →
Debt horrifies me, mostly because my parents, though comfortably middle-class, got and stay that way through thrift and self-control and taught me, with few words but many actions, to do the same. Only one time do I remember mom and dad telling me, when I was about 8 years old, “We need to be careful and not spend money right… Read more →
Debt horrifies me, mostly because my parents, though comfortably middle-class, got and stay that way through thrift and self-control and taught me, with few words but many actions, to do the same. Only one time do I remember mom and dad telling me, when I was about 8 years old, “We need to be careful and not spend money right… Read more →
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