by Andi B. | Kid-Friendly, Miscellaneous, Money Relationships, Personal
Image by sarflondondunc via Flickrby Andi B.Due to a personal baby scare last month, the cost of raising kids has been on my mind. Last year, the results were astounding. A middle income family could be expected to pay a little over $286,000 from birth to “outta...
by Andi B. | Housing, Personal, Saving Money
by Andi B.So my husband and I have started the househunting journey. My husband’s excited, and I’m having panic attacks and nightmares. Last night I had three separate dreams where I was househunting on a space station, in an underwater ocean colony, and...
by Andi B. | Having Fun, Health and Wellness, Personal, Stress
by Andi B.Yesterday as I was taking my husband to work “bright and ugly,” I grumbled my usual, “Nothing good happens at 5:30 in the morning.” Then in a rare moment of thought not centered on my own life, I thought of the people headed up the...
by Andi B. | Business, Miscellaneous, Personal, Personal Finance, Technology
by Andi B.So please excuse the radio silence, but there’s been a tech death in the family. My netbook perished. I’d like to take the opportunity to give a big thanks to my writing partner who “poured 40kb on the curb for his fallen homie.”What...
by Andi B. | Couples, Personal, Personal Finance, Stress
by Andi B.On Tuesday I was driving into downtown to pick my husband up from work and encountered something beautiful and rare. I saw a rainbow without reason. All the clouds outside were white and puffy, the sky was blue, and the sun was shining. There was no rain, no...