Kids

We’re Buying A House!

by Glen Craig
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We’re in contract to buy a house! Our sellers signed the contract a couple of days ago and made it official.  We’re extremely excited about owning a home.  We’re also a little scared.  A house is a big commitment that comes with a ton of expenses.  We’re confident we can handle the payments and such [...]

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Is It OK To Copy Your Children’s DVD’s

by Glen Craig
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I’m not much of a DVD movie buyer. Back in the day I would buy VHS movies that I liked.  Most of them were watched frequently so the purchases were justified (I even wore a few out).  But now that we are in the age of DVD (ok, we’re probably past that, but I’m a [...]

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Tax Tips For Parents

by Glen Craig
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Having children is a wonderful experience that is priceless in so many ways! But do they cost you a lot!  Fortunately there is some tax help for parents in the form of deductions and claims.  Robert Meighan, vice president at Turbo Tax, has listed some great tax tips for parents:

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Turbo Tax’s Cutest Last Minute Tax Deduction

by Glen Craig
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Are you, or someone you know, having a baby this December? If so, you may be able to win $5,000 from TurboTax!  With child expenses as they are, who couldn’t use $5,000?

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I’m A Stay At Home Dad – For Now

by Glen Craig
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As of this week I am officially a stay-at-home-dad. No, I wasn’t fired.  See, my wife is returning to work but we’re not ready to put our newborn daughter into daycare yet (she’s barely two months old).  Since she’s under a year old I have time remaining to take to spend with her under the [...]

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We’re A Family Of Five!

by Glen Craig
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Our family recently increased by one! On July 7th my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl!  I went into work and wasn’t there more than a couple of hours before my wife called and told me to get home.  A couple of hours after we arrived in the hospital our daughter was born!  [...]

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Go To The Museum For Free – Bank of America Museums on Us

by Glen Craig

What a wealth of culture and learning we have here in NYC! The only thing holding us back from taking in all of the museums, gardens, zoos, and whatnot is time and money.  We’ve been trying to make the time to take the kids out and do things with them whenever we can. That leaves [...]

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9 Ways To Save On Baby Costs

by Glen Craig

So you’re expecting?  Congratulations! A new baby is an exciting event in one’s life (how’s that for understatement of the year!).  In preparing for the little one’s arrival you’ll start to think of all of the things you are going to need for the baby as well as the costs!  But it doesn’t have to [...]

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Guest Post At Prime Time Money 3-2-09

by Glen Craig

Wanted to let you know that I have a guest post over at Prime Time Money today!  You might now that the PT team just added a little one to their household (congrats!), my post talks about updating your flexible savings when your family changes. Flexible Spending Account: Don’t Forget To Update It When You [...]

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We Put Our Co-op On the Market! And Other Excitement

by Glen Craig

It’s exciting times in the Free From Broke household! Just yesterday we had a Realtor come over to go through the process of putting our co-op apartment for sale on the market.  After a lot of hoping and saving we think it’s finally time to sell and try to upgrade to a house.  Over the [...]

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