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The Circle of Life: When Parents Become Children Again

Jesse Michelsen — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:14 +0000

I read an interesting string of articles today starting with a followup to the first article by Fabulously Broke, and then the article that spurred the followup over at A Gai Shan Life. Both articles shared different viewpoints concerning whether or not one would take their parents into their home when age, illness or both [...]

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Don’t Be So Concerned About Money That You Miss Life

Jesse Michelsen — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:30:23 +0000

As some of you may know, my wife and I had our third child this past weekend. Having a child is quite the experience. I never thought anything could change my life like having a kid could, and each time the experience brings something new to my life. This is our first boy which is [...]

Don’t Be So Concerned About Money That You Miss Life is an article from Personal Finance Firewall

You’re Not the Only Affected By Your Poor Money Decisions

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:00:35 +0000

One of the things that can be difficult to understand is that poor money decisions you make don’t just affect you. You may say that you’re only hurting yourself, but your poor money decisions can affect those around you as well. And in ways you might not have anticipated. Poor money decisions and the future [...]

You’re Not the Only Affected By Your Poor Money Decisions is an article from Personal Finance Firewall

Magic Products For New Parents! Wait, What..?

Jesse Michelsen — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:15:52 +0000

As you may or may not know, my wife is pregnant and we will be having our third child within a month. If you have children, you know that they require a lot of “stuff” but the other night my wife and I were in a baby store looking for some boy baby bedding and [...]

Magic Products For New Parents! Wait, What..? is an article from Personal Finance Firewall

My New Years Resolution: Declaring 2011 the Year of Loose Ends

Jesse Michelsen — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:47:56 +0000

2010 has been one of the busiest years of my life. I haven’t lived all that long quite yet so that may not be saying much but for me, it has been a whole new experience. This blog has grown in big ways this year and it isn’t the only project I have been involved [...]

My New Years Resolution: Declaring 2011 the Year of Loose Ends is an article from Personal Finance Firewall

How To Really Teach Teens About Money

Jesse Michelsen — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:57:46 +0000

In light of the horrible idea by the Kardashian sisters to give financial advice to parents and teens through a prepaid credit card complete with exorbitant fees and a rather generous shot of the sisters on the front, I thought I’d take the opportunity to give some alternative advice to you parents out there that [...]

How To Really Teach Teens About Money is an article from Personal Finance Firewall

My Brothers Second Financial Meltdown

Jesse Michelsen — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:33:10 +0000

Yesterday we discussed some problems my older brother had back in May. While I didn’t give him the requested cash, I spent time with him to address the emergency and we were able to set up a plan for him to get back on track. Six months later, he is back again asking for more [...]

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How Chili’s Handled A Tiny Customer Complaint: They Did Right By Me

Jesse Michelsen — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:55:49 +0000

It’s so interesting how the internet has changed the way we do things. A few weeks ago I had a really bad experience with Chili’s. I talked to the manager there, and little was done to make me feel warm and fuzzy about my experience. So, I blogged about it. I wrote up every detail [...]

How Chili’s Handled A Tiny Customer Complaint: They Did Right By Me is an article from Personal Finance Firewall

Family Dynamics and a Crumpled Car – What Would You Do?

Jesse Michelsen — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:02:00 +0000

I mentioned last week that we were planning a trip to California for a special family event. Well, we just got back late last night and the trip was good. It was for the most part uneventful; we got to visit with my parents and both sets of grandparents on my side of the family [...]

Family Dynamics and a Crumpled Car – What Would You Do? is an article from Personal Finance Firewall

With New Power Comes New Responsibility: How Do You Use That Power?

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:32:27 +0000

As soon as we brought our new van home, I realized we now had new responsibilities to go along with it. I’m not just talking about maintenance and care of the new vehicle, but now we have the ability and in many ways the obligation to be public servants to our friends and family that [...]

With New Power Comes New Responsibility: How Do You Use That Power? is an article from Personal Finance Firewall