This Fathers Day, I’m celebrating the financial lessons of the fathers in my life. My Grandpa, Dad & Hubby are all key figures in my financial journey. I’d like to encourage any dads reading this to share your financial wisdom with your daughters and granddaughters. They just may become a money nerd like me! Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there!
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Cell Phone For Kids – Why My Kids Don’t Have One (And a Tell-All Interview)
In today’s article, I interview my 14 and 10 year old sons on their thoughts about not having a cell phone. Although I don’t have an objection to cell phones per se, neither son really wants or needs one at this point in their lives. Most of their friends have cell phones, though, so I wanted to ask them how they feel about being the odd person out.
2017 PLUTUS Award Nominations!
The PLUTUS awards are a prestigious industry award to the best blogs from around the internet. Today I’m very pleased (and surprised!) to announce that Chief Mom Officer is a finalist for best Family Finance blog.
Animal Adoption, and How My Free Dog Cost Thousands (Spoiler – He’s Worth It)
Today I’m going to talk about pets – both about how I always rescue my pets, and specifically about just how much my “free” dog cost. I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned him before here on the blog, but I do indeed have a dog in addition to the three kids and a cat. Yes, […]
Road Trip With Three Kids – Nurturing Passions, Family Financial Lessons, And Get A FREE Photo Book!
A few weeks ago we got back from our spring road trip. Three kids, ages 13, 9, and 1 at the time (now two!), many miles, and plenty of fun were all part of the week driving through New England. We started here in CT, and went to RI, MA, NH, VT, and NY (not […]
Your Tax Refund is Not a Reward
This past weekend I was driving my three boys to a family birthday party. We were listening to Pandora in the car-specifically the Final Fantasy music channel (why yes, we’re a family of video game geeks. Don’t judge). Since I’m too cheap to spring for the ad-free version of Pandora, we were also treated to some […]