Posted in Babies and Money, Having a Kid, Tips on May 20th, 2011
A lot of people think having a baby means taking a hiatus from being productive…and that can definitely happen, especially early on. Between feeding, burping, changing, and trying everything under the sun to get baby to stop crying, there isn’t much time or energy to get things done. But having a baby has actually made [...]
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Posted in Babies and Money, Investing on Sep 22nd, 2010
It’s true! Recent studies show that investors that have babies outperform baby-less investors by a whopping 72%! Just kidding! If it were that easy to become a better investor then CNBC would actually be worth watching and the Octomom would put Warren Buffett to shame. So obviously, having a baby won’t automatically boost your portfolio, [...]
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Posted in Babies and Money on Jun 7th, 2010
When you’re facing a new challenge in life (like having a child), one of the keys to making the transition is preparation. I’ve read about preparing for change by simulating them beforehand to see how you will react to it. Kind of like a test drive. So to prepare for our newborn, we should simulate [...]
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Posted in Babies and Money on May 10th, 2010
When my wife and I found out we were having a baby a few months ago, we sat down and wrote a to-do list of the things we needed to get done. This is kind of what it looked like: Make more money Check insurance Make some more money Do NOT freak out START FREAKING [...]
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