Comments on: 2009 Resolutions http://www.sixsmallhands.com/2009/01/2009-resolutions/ Our journey with three girls 13 months apart in age - Lucy & twins Stella and Zoey. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:15:02 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jason http://www.sixsmallhands.com/2009/01/2009-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Jason Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:21:56 +0000 http://www.sixsmallhands.com/2009/01/05/2009-resolutions/#comment-61 We are probably more frugal than that! ;-) Our budget is set up pretty similarly, though. One thing we definitely need to do more of is save for the kids... however, I'm still going to push the girls toward free tuition at Stanford! The biggest challenge of the year financially will be figuring out child care when Melisa goes back to work in the Fall. It really added up quick when Lucy went, so I can only imagine trying to pay for three. We're hoping a combination of family, adjusting my work schedule, and daycare will cover us without much of an increase over last year. We are probably more frugal than that! ;-) Our budget is set up pretty similarly, though.

One thing we definitely need to do more of is save for the kids… however, I’m still going to push the girls toward free tuition at Stanford!

The biggest challenge of the year financially will be figuring out child care when Melisa goes back to work in the Fall. It really added up quick when Lucy went, so I can only imagine trying to pay for three. We’re hoping a combination of family, adjusting my work schedule, and daycare will cover us without much of an increase over last year.

]]> By: Brian http://www.sixsmallhands.com/2009/01/2009-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Brian Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:33:27 +0000 http://www.sixsmallhands.com/2009/01/05/2009-resolutions/#comment-60 Your resolutions are much better than mine: http://www.therealbrayfamilyblog.com/2009/01/new-years-resolutions-2009.html One hint on the money stuff. What my wife and I do is we each have an allowance of $20/week for personal stuff during the week (we are much more frugal than most). This is Tim Horton's, new DVD, useless knick-knack money, or (if we drank) bar money. We also set aside $15/week for our monthly date-night and $10/week in daughter's college fund. Every other purchase, besides weekly grocery shopping, is discussed ad nauseum. We seem to do okay with that. Your resolutions are much better than mine: http://www.therealbrayfamilyblog.com/2009/01/new-years-resolutions-2009.html

One hint on the money stuff. What my wife and I do is we each have an allowance of $20/week for personal stuff during the week (we are much more frugal than most). This is Tim Horton’s, new DVD, useless knick-knack money, or (if we drank) bar money.
We also set aside $15/week for our monthly date-night and $10/week in daughter’s college fund.
Every other purchase, besides weekly grocery shopping, is discussed ad nauseum. We seem to do okay with that.

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