My life as a dad is infinitely different from when I was single. Heck, it’s really different than being a married guy without kids. It is like I am wearing glasses with color filters so that the world looks like a different shade. Over the past two-and-a-half years since becoming a dad, I realized a […]
“A Dad’s Guide” YouTube Channel
I recently launched my YouTube Channel for Dads! Recently I’ve been doing some short-form podcasts based mostly on excerpts from my books. I’ve converted all of the episodes into videos so that you can stream them on YouTube. The concept for the podcast and the YouTube channel is the same as this blog: Parenting advice […]
Self-actualized parents are good for their kids
One time I was in a mall just checking out a baby clothes store when I heard a kid screaming. That got my attention. I then saw the girl’s young mother also yelling at her daughter. Mom was screaming that if the kid won’t behave she could find another mother. I thought to myself, what […]
Part 2: Rent Vs Buy? The Real Reasons to Buy a House
This is Part 2 in the “Rent vs Buy” series. You can find Part 1 here. When reading one of these “rent vs buy” articles, there is usually an offhand remark about how there are “intangible benefits” when you own a home. I realize that by “intangible”, these finance writers are referring to “non-economic” reasons […]
Part 1: Rent Vs Buy? Why All the Personal Finance Gurus Are Totally Wrong About Real Estate
As a dad, you need a place for you and your family to live. This opens up the perennial question: whether to rent vs buy your principal residence. My wife and I own our house. We live in a nice neighborhood in North York, a former borough of Toronto that lies just north of the […]