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    Henry’s 4th Birthday Party!

    I recently read this article about the rising extravagence of children’s birthday parties. The idea is that the phenomenon of “expenditure cascade” causes people to feel pressure to spend more and more because everyone else is doing it. 
    I’ll admit that I almost hosted Henry’s upcoming birthday at Kiddie Acres because he would have had a blast and there’s a limited time frame in which he can have a party there, but we’re opting for another year of a birthday party at home. I worry that once we venture beyond our home for birthday parties, there’s no turning back!
    It’s going to be a simple birthday party on our deck
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    Our New Budget

    So my goal to only work one hour a night is not going so well. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so ambitious? Going from 3-4 hours/night to 1 hour/night is kind of unreasonable. At least the work I’m doing finally feels like it’s transition from “treading water” to “swimming forward”! 
    The other good news is that I have more energy on the weekends. Last Friday, after the kids went to bed, I asked Matt if we could work on our budget. Although it’s not his ideal way to spend a Friday night, he agreed to work on it for about 30 minutes. 
    First we started with our income. We logged
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