I use a financial calculator all the time, but mine is as big and bulky as a Bible. There still aren’t any decent financial calculators in the App Store for the iPhone. I was looking on Amazon and one great classic is the HP12C, and there is an open source HP calculator emulator [...]
I have a question for all my fellow bloggers. Kris is very good at keeping things neat, not having a lot of things she doesn’t need, and organizing. But not me. I have too much stuff! I have a lot of things that I rarely use but would buy again at [...]
Kris and I decided it would be cheaper to print our own wedding invitations, so I needed to buy a printer. My requirements were: High build quality, networking support (that way Kris and I can both use it, and I hate plugging things in), laserjet, no toner counter, black and white (if [...]
I asked Gabe Moothart to post a list of good kids books. Here’s my family’s list–Gabe’s is probably better than mine (except for his inclusion of Curious George)…
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (recommended by Noelle)
Nancy Drew (recommended by Noelle)
Anything by Dr. Seuss
Merle the High Flying Squirrel and The Whingdingdilly by Bill Peet
Go [...]
Ben’s Concise Book Reviews
My sister gave me J.P. Moreland’s Love Your God With All Your Mind which is a must read for any Christian. Moreland explains the loss of reason and lack of substance with which our faith should be based. The first part of the book is historical and [...]
Ben’s Concise Book Reviews
I finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. It was thought provoking and weird.
I’ve also decided to rate books with a Boolean rating system since I don’t really know how to rate them on a scale. 0 is not worth reading. 1 is worth reading. The [...]
Kris and I have been trying to figure out what to do with health insurance when we get married. I tried making a spreadsheet to compare all the plans, but they are incomparable and incomprehensible. They are also all pretty bad.
To see what I mean, look at JP Power’s Heathcare ratings. The [...]
I taught personal finance (an aspect of stewardship as Dad pointed out) last Sunday. A few things were clear about our group:
Debt. There is debate on whether or not we should go into debt or trust God to provide what we need. How long should we wait on God before taking out [...]
It’s not just noodles and rice.
Ritchie came over and made dinner. Real dinner. Best lamb I ever had.
I see you’ve determined that husband is a higher calling than sysadmin!
–Kidbritish
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