your-money

It’s been a bad week for marriage in Hollywood. Dexter stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter called it quits - now super couple Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds announced they’re throwing in the towel too.

My son started preschool this year. He’s in a co-op program, so I get to volunteer one morning a month to help chase after the 13 kids in his class. I love being able to do this but it’s completely exhausting. And it gives me a huge appreciation of how much work his teachers do to make his school experience great.

I’ve written before about the pitfalls of paying bills late due to being overscheduled and somewhat disorganized - and every time I pay late and get dinged with a charge, I wonder if I should just sign up to have our monthly payments automatically deducted from our bank account.

If you’re saving for the long-term, your savings account is not your friend - in fact, it will make you poorer over time. It’s not just the bank fees - it’s inflation, the unavoidable rise in the cost of goods and services over time.

As you know, my family’s on a debt diet. And I’m getting nervous because the holidays are right around the corner -- it means we have to exercise some serious self-control.