We’ve all heard of trophy husbands and trophy wives. But what on earth is a trophy kid? Here’s how one expecting parent explained the term trophy kids to me at the playground one day. A trophy kid is what’s known as the 4th kid or greater in a family. Because raising kids is so expensive, […]
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Wondering how much to contribute to a 529 plan? This article provides a proper framework for 529 plan contributions by age. The idea is to contribute enough so that the 529 plan can comfortable cover most, if not all of your child’s college expenses when the time comes. For background, I am a father of
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Financial independence is the best. Financial DEpendence is the worst. If you truly love your spouse, you would make them financially independent. Don’t let them always feel like they have to ask for money or ask for permission to spend money. If you plan to get married, then you better not get divorced. Otherwise, what’s
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This post will look at the ideal house size and layout to raise a family and live your best life. I have bought and sold seven homes since 2003 and currently own six homes. Each house has a different layout. The value of a house has gone way up given more people are spending more
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The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis. As such, we should never let a crisis go to waste. There’s always something good to be done during difficult times. Before the coronavirus, our family of four had everything planned out. We were going to lead a simple, early-retirement lifestyle in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our three-year-old
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Are you wondering whether to superfund a 529 plan? My wife and I did for both our children when they were born in 2017 and 2019. I’ll share with you our reasonings in this post. If you can superfund a 529 plan, I think you should. It feels good to have your child’s education fund
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Every parent can attest they are willing to do everything in their power to give their children a good life. Once you have kids, the money will come because you become so motivated to work harder. Not only will you work harder and pay better attention to your finances, you’ll also likely get in better
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A separate 529 plan for each child versus one 529 plan for multiple children makes the most sense. Let me share with you the reasons why in this post. When my wife was in her third trimester, we began to brainstorm about all the things we needed before our daughter was born: Once we got
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Consider getting a night doula if you want to save your marriage and sanity during the first three month’s of your baby’s life! Although expensive, a night doula was so worth it for our family. As any expecting first-time father would do, I read several books on how to support my wife during her pregnancy,
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As a real estate investor, you should always have a real estate goal to shoot for. The clearer your goals, the more likely you are to achieve them. Goals will help you stay on target to build your real estate empire. As a real estate investor with kids, you’ve got more responsibility. What are the
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