I am so excited. I am going to take my oldest daughter to the bank and help her open her first savings account! She’s ten now, having recently celebrated her birthday, and she has some birthday-checks to cash. One of our local banks offers a no-fee, no-minimum balance required savings account for children under 16. This type of account will…
Category: Family
What Works For Me – Combining Our Finances
My wife and I have been married for almost thirteen years. For that entire time, even before we got serious about managing our money, we believed in combining our finances. Here’s our simple system and what works for us. Our Combined Finances – Checking Accounts – We have one, joint, primary checking account. My wife and I can both write…
The New Shed And The Playhouse
Way back in March of 2007, I started building a playhouse for my kids. Two year later, the playhouse is (almost) complete. (I actually completed most of the playhouse in just a few weeks, but I let the kids play in it for a while without installing sheet-rock. This past March, my Dad came up, and he helped me finish…