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Financial Assistance in Adoption

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Many people do not consider adopting or fostering a child because they assume that it would be too expensive for them to take on the responsibility of having another child in their home. Most states provide subsidies to assist with the expenses of taking care of a child. These subsidies are generally not considered as taxable income. In my state, the payments are made one month in arrears. For our family, there was an added frustration in that the money was paid through an adoption agency and they sometimes held the money for an extra month. An additional problem in … Continue reading →

World’s Most Expensive Barbie

Growing up I loved playing with my Barbie dolls—all 18 of them. I was obsessed with Barbie and her clothes, and her friends, and her accessories… you get the idea. Eventually, I grew out of my Barbie phase and my mom carefully packed up my entire collection and placed it in storage. Looking back, I don’t blame her for being so meticulous, after all, she and my dad, grandparents and other family members must have spent hundreds, perhaps, thousands of dollars on all of my Barbie paraphernalia. In the years since, I occasionally looked on Ebay to see how much … Continue reading →

Building a Dream Gym

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If you could build your own personal gym where money was not an object, what would you build? For me – if money were no object – I would start by dedicating one full room in the house for a gym specifically and I’d populate it with the following items: Weight Training Multistation that costs about $6,000 and features a multitude of resistance training equipment and a wide variety of support exercises. I’d want to add to that a top of the line, True treadmill that runs about $5,000 along with a high end Elliptical trainer and stationary bike ($5,000 … Continue reading →