Comments on: Who is Making Your Lunch Today?

By: Financial planning tips and Roth IRA conversion planning for those in their 30s and 40s » My Favorite Stuff from Last Week

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:25:09 +0000

[...] Who Is Making Your Lunch Today? – Love the Charlie Brown reference. I believe Americans are going to have to move back to living a more frugal lifestyle, after all the economic carnage of the last year or so. Reducing unnecessary expenses and living frugally can give you greater quality of life and freedom to make decisions you otherwise couldn’t of. Re-gaining control of your life (partly due to making frugal choices) can make you a stronger, happier person… [...]

By: The Writer’s Coin » Blog Archive » Loving and Hating What You Do

The Writer’s Coin » Blog Archive » Loving and Hating What You Do — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:10:46 +0000

[...] hear about it everywhere: make sure you love what you do because it’s not worth it to spend the majority of your life [...]

By: When Life Squirts Lemon Juice in Your Eye… |

When Life Squirts Lemon Juice in Your Eye… | — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:31:54 +0000

[...] job. Owning that choice somehow makes all the B.S. easier to bear. Check out Frugal Dad’s great article on choice for more on this [...]

By: Elliott Kim - 21st Century Dad

Elliott Kim - 21st Century Dad — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:36:23 +0000

The last several posts have really made an impact.

If you do what everyone else is doing with their money, you’ll end up just like them. Observe the masses, do the opposite.

We’re facing the same monetary dilemma with daycare. My wife could work full time and earn about $200 more a week than it would cost for daycare.

Staying home and working only part-time, my wife can generate way more than $200 each month.

@moneyloveandchange – you’re absolutely right! Your child will only be young twice – once now and once again during those dreaded teen tantrums.

By: pete @ biblemoneymatters

pete @ biblemoneymatters — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:53:32 +0000

I think it takes a real commitment to do what you’ve done in staying home with the kids, however, I think you and your kids will be better for it in the long run. My wife and I have already started talking about what we’ll do if/when we are blessed with children. We know it won’t be easy – but we want her to stay home as well. I just wish I didn’t have to forgo the tech toys though!

By: moneyloveandchange

moneyloveandchange — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:40:41 +0000

I love this post, and am presently an at-home mom who works part-time from home. Our son will only be young once, and last time I checked there was no SUV or big screen tv that is worth more than the quality time we get to spend with our kid!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:12:54 +0000

This is a great post and I completely agree. I often get comments about how people envy that I can stay home with my kids, but we made a true commitment to making this work and have given up a lot of luxuries to have a parent home with the kids. I have no regrets about that decision!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:32:44 +0000

Boy, did I need this post today. My day job is KILLING me. My husband and I have agreed that I’ll keep it until I pay off two debts, then I can quit and focus on writing full-time (which I truly believe to be my life’s purpose). It takes every ounce of strength I’ve got these days to get up and come to work knowing how stressful and frustrating it’s going to be. It really does help to look at as part of a choice I’m making that will ultimately allow me to do what’s important to me.

Thanks again, and thanks for stopping by my site!

By: LJ

LJ — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:41:11 +0000

Wow! You hit the nail on the head with that work/stay at home model. I made great money at my old job, after factoring in costs like commuting and child care it would actually COST me to work! I work from home on a very part time basis and make a few dollars here and there, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I will gladly sacrifice some things to stay at home with my kids, after all they are only little once and I don’t want to miss a thing.

We are blessed that my Hubby LOVES his job and makes great money at the company. He enjoys what he does and his being happy at work makes him happier at home.

Take Care