Deb

“You’d better watch out…”

September 14, 2011

Because I kid you not, Christmas is coming. I know there sometimes seems to be a competition to see how early we can start counting, but it really is getting to that end of the year. I admit I’m not usually the one getting ready early, there’s a first time for everything. I’m not really [...]

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The Spa

September 1, 2011

When our second daughter was about 8 months old my husband and I went to counselling. It’s not something we talk about a lot because everyone gets so worried if you say something like that. On the one hand it’s a very personal part of our relationship, on the other it’s no big deal. And [...]

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No Finish Line

August 12, 2011

In one of those random internet wanderings I came across this line, talking about something completely different. But it really resonated with me, especially in terms of parenting and family-ing and life in general. There is never going to be any definitive moment at which it’s finished and you’ve lost. Of course it means you [...]

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How Do I Invest?

August 9, 2011

You should be investing. If you’ve been reading my finance posts and that hasn’t come through loud and clear, I haven’t been writing very well. It doesn’t matter how much or how little you earn or what your expenses are, it’s the habit of thinking about money and the future that’s important. There are two [...]

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Holidays

July 19, 2011

By the time you read this I will be in warm and hopefully sunny Bali. Actually I don’t care if it is sunny so long as it is warm. The first part of the year was wet and then it got freezing cold. So what are some finance tips for holidays? Where? The Australian dollar [...]

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What A Good Daddy!

July 11, 2011

He is a good Daddy, in fact he’s a great Daddy, but the context of the comment was really weird. My husband took the girls to a birthday party all on his own. Surrounding him were a whole bunch of women who had also taken their children to the party all on their own yet [...]

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