Not breaking news: Raising a baby is expensive. How expensive? Well, I keep a very meticulous personal budget each month. So I went back to look over how we spent our money on baby-related expenses for the first six months of my daughter’s life. While your situation certainly won’t be identical to mine, I wanted […]
When your wife is pregnant you will receive advice from nearly everyone on just about every topic than can have even the loosest possible tie to pregnancy and/or parenting. A good amount of it will either directly contradict how you feel or be a repeat of that same advice. But occasionally a memorable kernel of
There is no human being more vulnerable than a newborn baby. And outside of a newborn baby, there is nothing more vulnerable than smaller children—besides maybe the parents of smaller children Leave The Selfishness At The Door Before we had even conceived our first child, my thought process was very clear—I’m not having a child
Unfortunately, the perception of men as weak, inattentive and unaccountable is not just restricted to the writing room at Hollywood studios. Men, especially since the turn of the century, have rapidly shirked our role and responsibility as leaders both in and out of the home. That is for a variety of reasons, but I have no intention of making up excuses for these cowards.
This blog is meant to give advice on fatherhood and personal finance from firsthand experience. This first article highlights the time before I even thought about having the baby. My ‘fatherhood journey’ if you will. I sit here ten weeks after this beautiful baby girl was born. I wish I had something like this, a
One of the best experiences pre-parenthood is going shopping for newborn clothes that you are sure will help make your daughter adorable or son handsome. I will admit, it truly never gets old. However, an important question parents typically ask is, “how much newborn clothing do I need to buy?” Before we get to get
For my money, the best part of pregnancy, besides viewing the ultrasounds, was setting up a baby nursery on a budget. It combined my love for my daughter and personal finance. Plus, outside of actually getting your wife pregnant, nothing made me feel more like a man during the process than putting together the one
Ah, yes. The stroller. An item that is all around us but we never notice until it is time to buy one. And, just like us, you’re probably trying to nail down the process of purchasing the best stroller for your newborn baby. You’ve come to the right place as I agonized over this for
Last night, I was ready to give out some fire. So I went onto Reddit and visited the Dad’s subreddit. The title of the post is, “what is so hard about being a decent Dad?” The gist of the post is that if you are a person who keeps your baby out late at night then you’re
So here you are. A new parent. You’re holding your bundle of joy tightly and never want to let go of your baby, let alone cause him or her any discomfort. But then the time comes to start tummy time. Your baby doesn’t like it and they’re very vocal about it. You’re wondering if you’re
