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My savings rate is kinda screwed up right now. I am diverting money to a maternity leave account that equates to about 30% of my take home monthly pay. I will keep doing so until I am due. My...

To answer some of the question that have come up so far;

Expenses last year just roughly were approx. 62k. This includes some major house expenses, mortgage payments etc. Does not include income...

I have long hesitated posting this for fear quite frankly that I will be told I am in serious trouble of not being able to live my retirement years comfortably. So be honest but relatively kind. ...

I got to tell ya, I tried (albeit half-heartitly) to follow a $400 monthly food budget for the two of us (husband and I) and just couldnt do it. Obviously I didnt try hard enough, but I am ok with...

I was just in an accident Thursday morning driving into work. Completely the other drivers fault. Just found out yesterday my car is a write off, 2004 Acura TL, fully loaded with every option...

well my parents dont yet know about the pregnancy but they were over last night and we were asking hypothetical questions about daycare and though I knew they would be willing to watch my kids I...

Good advice re: facebook etc james4beach. I recently gave a speech at a local college and told them before they start applying for their 1st professional jobs to clean up their facebook profiles and...

When I shop at Costco I refuse to take a cart. Even then I walk out at about 60 to 80 bucks. I get sucked in with a cart!

I see this thread is going in a certain direction, however as for the actual question in the title fof the thread "union's good or bad?", let me start by saying I work in HR in the private industry....

Thx MGal, didnt know about the deduction. I guess I should look into all these childcare/baby bonus type things...

$2500 for daycare?? Holy crap thats alot!!
......and no Four Pillars I am most certainly not silentwonders fruit bearing wife with good hips:). Thanks for the links on babycosts, will look at those...

Alright all you CMF folks I am pregnant. Kinda scary/sad/messed up that I am telling a group of anonymous forum folk before my family, but hey- I dont want to lose out on 12 wks of advice for...

I'm confused. Where will your income come from? As a male you would only be entitled to 17 weeks of paid parental leave through EI and even then you will still need enough hours of ensurable earnings...

He will be loving it if he got a raise- he will tell us to go to hell. My original opinion doesnt change.

I get what you are saying. No-if you are a bacteria spreading mess than ya- stay home. But I cant stand the I am "entitled to 5 sick days so I am going to use them" mentality....maybe its just me.