- Trophy Husbands
The news article looks at the increasing number of women who make more money than their husbands. And also the increasing number of men who take on the household duties while their wives work.
- The Answer to Long Life for Men is 9
- A strong grip
- Being married
- Not smoking
- Not being overweight
- Low levels of bad cholesterol
- A good education
- Avoiding excessive amounts of alcohol
- Maintaining a normal blood sugar
- Having a normal blood pressure
Seems like I need to work on a few of the points listed above to ensure I live a long life. And to ensure I don’t step onto the roads without checking first.
(via Inside Fatherhood)
- Real-life Solutions to Everyday Living
One of the solutions listed that I find real useful, particularly when we have a dog and a young child.
If you want your upholstered furniture to survive, just have each piece hermetically sealed with crunchy-hard clear plastic.
- Ambitious parents spend on educational toys for toddlers
It has been reported that about US$1.7 billion was spent on “edutainment” toys with the figure reaching US$5.5 billion by 2010.
Well, I’ve got to admit that we do spend quite a bit of money this past year buying toys for Matthew. He has a couple of toys from LeapFrog plus others. And I’m sure we’ll be buying him more toys in the foreseeable future. Oh, and he wants a ‘Bob the Builder’ doll for Christmas.
- The Birthday Budget
A good way to inculcate in your child about the proper management of money through making him/her responsible for keeping to the budget of his/her birthday party.
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