Dad life and household money
Straight answers about the kids and the money.
Budgets, chores, cars, screens and school holidays. Written for a dad on an ordinary income who wants to know what to actually do about it this week, what it costs, and what it rules out.
No expertise claimed, and nothing here assumes you have spare cash lying around.
Start with the budget guidesFour things this site covers
- 01Household MoneyRunning a household budget on an ordinary income. Budgets that survive month two, getting out of debt without a windfall, and the big purchases that decide a family’s finances for years.
- 02ParentingPractical parenting for the ordinary weeks. Chores, manners, screens, negotiation, and what to do when a child fails at something. Advice you can act on, not theory.
- 03Dad LifeThe rest of the job. Fatherhood before it starts, staying fit with no time and no gym, and leaving work at work when the office is the spare room.
- 04HomeKeeping a house running without spending a fortune on it. Which improvements return value, how to make the place cheaper to heat, and a decent lawn on a budget.
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