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  […]

As a home or car owner, how many of you have ever thought about what you would do if something were to happen such as a break in, fire, flood or anything else were your belongings are damaged. I know I’ve never thought much about it until it happens. I had my car broken into […]

After President Obama came into office, there has been a lot of attention on Health Care Reform. I think medical care costs vary so much between individuals and areas of the country that it’s hard to even know if you are getting ripped off one place or another, or if your insurance is fairly priced. […]

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 […]

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 […]

I’ve been fairly quiet this past month so I thought I’d share what I’ve been doing. Firstly, I had no idea that weight loss could take up so much of my time. I’ve been really focusing on the weight loss competition I entered and results so far are great, but it really is time consuming […]

I don’t talk about retirement much around here. That isn’t because I don’t think it’s important but primarily because I actually don’t know much about retirement planning. I know that one needs to save so they can eventually retire but that is pretty much the extent of my knowledge on the subject..until now. I had […]