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I Need to Understand More About This Music Band...
Asked by J.C. from Austin
on January 9, 2010
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The issue is my little 12 year old sister listening to Insane Clown Posse (ICP) and telling me about her favorite songs that supposedly she has permission to buy and l...
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- J.- When I saw how old your sister was I kind of freaked. I have an 11 year old and I would never ever allow him to listen to this kind of music with my knowledge. ...
- From what I can tell ICP's songs are all about killing people, having sex with people's mothers, and the circus. On top of it all, they aren't even good music. I don't...
- I read all the responses thus far and there is a range. I agree with the ones who say talk to your Sister. Listen to the music with her some and get her take on it. ...
Money and Budget Help Needed!
Asked by K.S. from Salt Lake City
on September 20, 2008
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OK, I have a hard time asking for advice from perfect strangers about something that is very personal to me, but I need help. My husband and I made a decision together...
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- Money is always a hard topic. I work for IHC, and they have various kinds of jobs that need to be filled 24 hours a day, including receptionist type jobs, clerks, etc...
- I can't offer any good advice Kim! But I feel for you. Make your husband work two jobs. :) I know he will love that right! John and I have sat down and made a bud...
- Totally do the Dave Ramsey "thing". My husband and I started in February and it has made a huge difference. First make sure you have $1000 in an emergency fund. I w...
Food Budget Monthly
Asked by C.G. from Washington DC
on May 26, 2009
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Hi Mommy's-
I am trying to build a compelling case to my husband to stay home after my second child is born in December. I make very good money and it would be alot ...
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- We eat out ONLY once a week and at that, with a 3.5yo and 1.5yo, tend to go to only the "kid friendly" places which aren't as expensive. That said, I do alot of cooki...
- Wow - you've already got some excellent advice! I wanted to add that I, too, stay at home and have even before our kids were born (we're a family of 4 now). My husba...
- You've gotten some great responses-this is clearly a hot topic and one I was interested in following. We are a family of 4 and spend about $150-$175/week on groceri...
How Do You Create a Budget?
Asked by A.M. from New York
on December 3, 2011
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We need to get on a budget so that we can save to buy a house. Those of you that follow one- how did you do it?
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- First thing to do is track where you are spending your money. It helps if you can do a chart of some sort where each day you come in and write down what was spent duri...
- What you need: Pen Paper All your bills On one write down all your EXPENSES - bills at the end of the month and how much you pay - Include savings and Retireme...
- I cannot recommend Dave Ramsay enough! He has lots of budgeting info in either book: Financial Peace or Total Money Makeover. The first thing you really need to do...
Too Much Music?
Asked by M.W. from Salt Lake City
on February 13, 2008
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My 12-year-old girl is absolutely into music (bands like My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Shiny Red Guns, etc). Sometimes it seems like she can't live without the mus...
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- I would say look up the lyrics if you cannot listen to the actual music so you know the music is tasteful. At 12 she doesn't need to be hard core rocking out. I can ...
- You and your husband have done a wonderful job of rising to the challenge of raising 3 'near teens'. Been there and done that, but without your additional challenge o...
- Hi Minnie, This is totally normal, but maybe you could divert her attention to playing a musical instrument. My daughter is 17 and was very much like that, so I go...
Maybe This Was Asked Before, but Do You Bring Your INFANTS to Movies?
Asked by M.P. from Minneapolis
on July 21, 2012
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There was a hot debate at a meeting yesterday, about bringing infants to movies. All after the 3 month old that was shot at the movie theater. Now it was not determine...
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- I didn't bring my babies to the movies theatre because I didn't have quiet babies who would sleep. They introduced the movies for moms and babies when my kids were ba...
- I have four kids. I've done it once. I brought a 3 month old to a kids movie (dollar theater) mid day. She was awesome the whole time ... didn't make one complainin...
- Nope -- too germy and too loud for me. ETA: I am wondering why you asked everyone's opinion and then proceeded to attack those opinions. Seems a little unfair.
Birthday Party Entertainment - Any Recommendations?
Asked by R.B. from Miami
on March 25, 2008
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there are so many individuals and companies offering kids entertainment services and I dont know how to select one of them - this is my son's first birthday so I have ...
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- First birthday parties are so not about the child. Your son is not going to have a clue or care about the entertainment. His most fun time will be everyone making a ...
- R., I would go for anything that involves music! Music captures the attention of young children and provides a lot of entertainment. R. M.
- First birthdays are about the relatives and a smash cake. We would undress the child in just their diaper and give them their own little one yr. cake. We let them at i...
Do You Give Gifts by Amount or Cost?
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on November 8, 2010
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Just curious. Do you go for the bigger show on Christmas morning or for more quality gifts? I know growing up my mom made sure we all had the same amount of things to ...
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- I was never one to think about the cost. If you are getting someone something from the heart and something that you know or feel they would like- it didnt matter if i...
- We spend the same amount on each. When they were younger, we'd try to get similar amounts, but still within the budget for each.
- I kind of try to balance both -- when they are little, like your kids, they will notice who got more gifts rather than which ones were more expensive. I think that w...
Music and Your Children
Asked by D.D. from Chicago
on March 3, 2011
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What kind of music do you let your children listen to?
I let my kids listen to whatever they want. Whatever they like. I grew up on pop (and rap...some hardcore rap...
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- We are pretty flexible with music when they are older, but there are some songs or artists that I don't think young kids need to be exposed to. I don't think an 8 yr o...
- our children mostly listen to kids music when with us. when they are with their other parents (both of us have children from previous relationships) the boys listen t...
- We're having to reign ourselves in a bit more now that the kids pay attention. Like, sometimes to clean house I'll go back to my 80's goth roots and put in "I walk th...
Home Budget
Asked by B.T. from San Antonio
on July 28, 2010
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Hey Mom's. I am a single full-time working mom and doing ok. However, I know that I can budget better. I know that this will sound stupid, but how do it do it? Are the...
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- A budget is basically a list of anticipated income and expenses for a set period of time, making sure the income is larger than expenses. As time goes by track your i...
- We use Dave Ramsey's forms and he a few great books as well. Please check out his website.
- go to dave ramsey website you can see his budget forms from his book
