Comments on: 7 ways my kids actually SAVE me money

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 14 May 2019 17:48:45 +0000

In reply to Bella Marin. Glad you enjoyed, Bella!

By: Bella Marin

Bella Marin — Mon, 13 May 2019 21:16:59 +0000

such a sweet and positive post, really puts things into perspective. keep it up

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 08 May 2019 10:14:04 +0000

In reply to The Frugal Engineers.

Haha – y’all have figured the game out ;)

Love the idea with the ice cream outings!

By: The Frugal Engineers

The Frugal Engineers — Tue, 07 May 2019 20:29:13 +0000

We switched from going out to restaurants, to instead going out for ice cream with our kid. She never really ate anything at a restaurant anyway (beside a grilled cheese or mac and cheese or some other combination of white carbs and cheese), and none of us could actually enjoy it. Now we get our “get out of the house for good food” fix by just eating dinner at home, then going out for dessert once in a while. Fraction of the price, and an even better experience than getting through a restaurant meal with a wiggly kid who is tired of coloring the menu.

Our travel costs have decreased too since we changed the type of vacations we take. Plane tickets for a whole family cost a LOT of money, so we take road trips now instead. We get to go at our own pace, bring our own food in a cooler, play games in the car, listen to loud music… much more enjoyable than trying to act civilized on a crowded airplane :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 06 May 2019 11:35:14 +0000

In reply to Deanna.

Thanks D$ – I try my best! It’s definitely an adventure, that’s for sure haha….

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 06 May 2019 11:33:40 +0000

In reply to Chickee. Oh cool - will check out, thanks! Glad you found this interesting! :)

By: Deanna

Deanna — Mon, 06 May 2019 11:29:04 +0000

You sound like a great Dad, J$. I’m not a parent (I am a proud Auntie) but raising humans still seems like one of the best things in life…ever.

Cherish them.

By: Chickee

Chickee — Sat, 04 May 2019 03:38:49 +0000

I really respect the fact that you’re trying your best to be a great dad. Your family is lucky to have you!

The article and the comments though are really interesting because they’re a perfect example of what the social psychologist Dan Gilbert calls Rationalization.

There’s a thought provoking blog he posted entitled “Does Fatherhood Make You Happy?” which I think is a good supplemental read for this post.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:48:48 +0000

In reply to Tom.

Haha, good point…

We take walks all the time ourselves so I suppose they help me in the exercise department too :)

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:14:14 +0000

Funny post. My kids help me save on a gym membership. I bought my weights so I can work out at home. Plus, if I don’t use them, I don’t have to feel bad about not using my membership.