I’m not sure how I feel about this. A new report from Pew Research Center came out this month that shows Husbands around the country are making financial gains by being married. This is new, apparently. Wives are bringing bacon to the table like nobody’s business and men are, economically-speaking, the better for it. Historically, [...]
Ah, ‘tis the season for making merry, singing carols, drinking liqueurs you normally wouldn’t touch, and giving presents. The gift giving is one of my favorite parts. I love Christmas shopping. Always have. After all, we’re talking justified shopping. I love every aspect of it – the lights, the crammed shops, the hunt for that [...]
I imagine this could easily be a scenario for a late bloomer bride. I mean, we had many years to do, well, whatever. And, that often included a focus on career. Usually without children (though not always). So, this article on women earning more than men, was really interesting to me. Did you know that [...]
Finances are a sticky-wicket for most LBBs. For one, we’ve made some money. But, so has the significant other. Combining our hard-earned cash was, well, a process. And, it should be. If you’ve been the sole holder of the checkbook for a while, well, let’s just say, having it wrested from your grasp sharing it with [...]
Given I do 99 percent of the cooking (and cleaning up), the social calendar organizing, travel scheduling (we’re going to Munich and Barcelona in September!), and of course maid service scheduling, is it too much to ask Husband to tell me which box to check when the Old Workplace sends me 27 pages of who-knows-what [...]