Are only children lonely?
I may very well end up with an Only Bun. I had imagined previously I would have at least 2 kids, maximum 4, but this is turning out to not be the case as my partner doesn’t w
Observations of a New Mother and Parent: Round Five
BABY BUN NEEDS A POSSE Now that Baby Bun is about 9 months old, he is starting to get BORED. Like seriously, you need to play with him and give him new “toys” to play w
How much should you contribute to your kid’s education fund (RESP) in Canada?
An Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) which functions a lot like an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan). Brief Overview of Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) Rule
I really don’t care what my kids will do as a profession when they’re older
…as long as it isn’t illegal or otherwise salacious, I’m okay with pretty much any profession. (No leaders of mafias, strippers, or drug dealers please.) Why? Bec
Quebec Living: List of tax benefits and programs of having a child
DAYCARE You can go to La Place 0-5 and check out all the daycares, they have a list of almost all of them. You have two major categories of daycares: Fully subsidized – The
Why I am teaching my kids about money by not giving them any to begin with
I obviously see the huge benefits in teaching your children about money early on, no matter how young they are, but for me, being a parent means being a role model for them in the
Should there only be one breadwinner in the family?
An interesting post states that from a rational, economic standpoint, there should only be ONE breadwinner in a family, not two: While many will argue that the theory of Comparativ
How to tell family members “No”, I am not helping your sorry ass any more
How to tell parasitic family members you're not going to help them any more.
The aftermath of giving up your career to stay at home
In a link shared by reader Jaime (who should really have her own blog because she has such interesting insights), NY Times re-visits women in the 1990s who gave up their high-flyin
Living without a smartphone seems to bother some people
Specifically, my NOT having a smartphone seems to irritate / irk some folks. (Mildly bothered of course, they’re not rabid mad at me for not having one, but it just bothers