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Archive for October 31st, 2003

Marital upheaval

Posted: Friday, October 31st, 2003 @ 11:10 pm in Marriage | 1 Comment »

Originally written 21 September 2003. The number one cause of trouble/arguments in marriage is money. Money. Money. Let me say that again, in case you missed it. Money/cash flow/budget/spending is the number one source of discord in marriages in the US today. There's a reason for that. Our lives revolve around money. Work to make [...]

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Money Matters

Posted: Friday, October 31st, 2003 @ 11:02 pm in Marriage | No Comments »

I was looking for a site which actually gives the study about money being the number one problem in a marriage, but I didn't find that. Instead I found suggestions and scary stories. These follow. Marriage and Money 101 on Kiplinger.com is about the necessity of discussing finances before you are married. I am not [...]

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Education Do-Over, my comment

Posted: Friday, October 31st, 2003 @ 5:20 am in Teaching/Ed | 1 Comment »

There is a fascinating discussion of education going on at Mrs. DuToit's. I read the whole thing and commented. But sometimes when you have so much to say, you want to post your own. So here it is. My comment: As a homeschool mother, a private school teacher, and a public college teacher, I think [...]

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