Mother's Day Confessions: Lessons from My Children

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.

~ Rajneesh

I love the quote above. But I can see how some might interpret it as an endorsement of the idea that women are meant to be mothers and aren’t good for much else. It’s another call for women to give up [...] Continue reading Mother’s Day Confessions: Lessons from My Children





Friday Food for Thought: 10 Signs You Are a Bad Parent

If your own life is an example of what you don’t want your child to grow up and become, you are a bad parent.

~ Larry Winget

I often draw parallels between financial health, and health in many other areas of life. I’ve compared the noise from the media to empty calories. I’ve compared debt to an alcohol hangover. I’ve written about how good financial habits are [...] Continue reading Friday Food for Thought: 10 Signs You Are a Bad Parent





Should You Run Your Home Like a Business?

It’s not enough to make time for your children.  There are certain stages in their lives when you have to give them the time when they want it.  You can’t run your family like a company.  It doesn’t work.

~ Andrew Grove

Well, obviously Andrew Grove, a key player in the birth of Intel, thinks the answer is no.  I bet you can probably guess that I’m [...] Continue reading Should You Run Your Home Like a Business?





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