This post was written in April with some additions before publication. I have a deadbeat uncle. The entire family knows him, but we don’t like to talk about him. He’s terrible at managing his money, picks fights, and ticks a lot of people off. Half the family hates him, though which half changes continuously. He […]
A recent article by Chief Mom Officer on High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) spurred a Twitter discussion/debate after her post on the topic. This is a semi-counterpoint to her well-reasoned post on the topic (“semi” because I think we agree on the topic). At the end we’ll discuss why my family has […]
As part of a bi-religious dual-race multi-cultural marriage, raising children while teaching them different parts of two different religions, perhaps it isn’t a surprise that my wife and I occasionally disagree. What may be a surprise is that we don’t spend much time disagreeing about religion or race or culture. We do on occasion, but really […]
I’m Not a Do-It-Yourself’er I started doing my own taxes after graduating medical school. Prior to that my income was low enough and my return easy enough that my parents did my taxes along with theirs and I never paid a whit of attention to the process. However suddenly I was a grown-up – within […]