by That One Caveman on April 30, 2008
With the big changes coming to the Caveman household, it was time to sit down and really analyze my life.
When we learned of the presence of our first child, just over 2 years ago, we set about figuring out how we wanted to approach parenthood. We decided that my wife would quit her job [...]
by That One Caveman on April 29, 2008
As I mentioned yesterday, we just found out that my wife is pregnant. That means that all the plans I had for this year are toast as we now have bigger priorities.
But it’s ok. I built my plans to be flexible. I didn’t write my budgets or savings plans in stone, we’re [...]
by That One Caveman on April 28, 2008
Saturday morning, awoken this morning by a screech. I had intended to sleep in a bit since I had a long week, but this wasn’t my alarm going off and it wasn’t a car outside. No, this screech came from the master bathroom.
Waking up to that kind of noise is distressing, at the very least. [...]
by That One Caveman on April 25, 2008
If you’re wondering where I’ve been this week, you’re not alone – I’ve been wondering, too. For some reason I’ve contracted one huge case of writer’s block and I can’t seem to break it. I went grocery shopping with my wife on Wednesday, hoping that I would find something to write about, but [...]
by That One Caveman on April 22, 2008
I recently returned from a business trip that earned me two full days of overtime pay plus a per diem allowance of $54 per day (unfortunately, I only get 3/4 of that amount on travel days). Through smart spending and my already-reduced intake due to my diet, I was able to pocket half of [...]
by That One Caveman on April 18, 2008
I’m a Midwesterner – always have been. I’ve never lived outside of a 200-mile radius centered on St. Louis. Needless to say, the only thing I’ve ever known about earthquakes is the back-of-the-mind fear of the New Madrid fault (which I lived directly over for about 6 years). So waking up this [...]