Personal Finance King

A Personal Finance Money Blog from a Christian Perspective

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Recommended Sites
You are here: Home / Archives for Kids & Finance

We Added a Jumbotron to Our Empty Nest

January 31, 2022 by Barnaby

When Grey went off to college in the fall, Nora and I became empty nesters and we did a little house reorg. I’ll let Nora take it from here – this is verbatim from the family group text: I moved our TV downstairs so dad could watch football while working down there. He loved it. […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance Tagged With: kids and smart phones, kids and television

My Son Saved $1,712 on Insurance When He Took His Car to College

September 30, 2021 by Barnaby

Nora suggested we inform GEICO that Grey took his car to Kent State to see if they’d lower his ridiculous premium. There is no ‘see,’ I said – once the cat was out of the bag, he’d have to live with the new policy wherever it went, up or down. But I couldn’t imagine it […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: e-zpass, saving on car insurance

Thoughts on Dropping Life Insurance, Avoiding Voluntary Taxes, and a Summer Jobs Update

June 24, 2021 by Barnaby

We recently agreed to assume guardianship of friends’ two teenagers if the parents die. It’s one of those very low probability, yet very high impact type of scenarios. So it required some serious thought and prayer. When we told Pippa and Grey about it, their minds immediately went to…you guessed it: “What about us? Who […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance Tagged With: avoiding voluntary taxes, cancelling term life insurance, summer jobs for teenagers

My Son Made a College Decision! Here Are 6 Things I’ve Learned

April 21, 2021 by Barnaby

I wrote two years ago about the 8 things I learned when helping my daughter find a college.    Today, I’m a bit wiser in the craft of college selection, but this kiddo is different from his sister. And the pandemic has changed some things (some permanently), so there was still some learning to do.  1. Every 18-Year-Old […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: affording college, college reveal, college search on a budget

Money Benefits of Turning 50, Vaccine Hunting & Summer Jobs for Teens

March 28, 2021 by Barnaby

I turn 50 this year (!) and with aging comes certain benefits. In July, I’ll be eligible for AARP membership. You laugh, but Denny’s gives a 15% discount for AARP members. Check out this resource for dozens of businesses that give these types of discounts for 50-year-olds. Even more of a benefit to hitting a […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: 401k contribution change at 50, p/t jobs for teenagers, summer jobs for teenagers, vaccine hunting

More Quick Takes: $5 Burgers, College Cost, and Squeegee Kids

February 26, 2021 by Barnaby

We are a McDonald’s family. They have hands down the best fries and frappes. And going there gives us some non-elitist bona fides. (Until the pomposity of that last sentence anyway). Still, sometimes I wonder if the grass is greener or cows are juicier at some of the pricier burger joints. The other day, we […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance, Misc Finance Tagged With: college cost, money ethics

Quick Takes on a College Trip, Trump, iPhone Gift, and Listening to God

January 22, 2021 by Barnaby

On Sunday, we came home from driving Pippa back to college in Ohio. We don’t have a minivan or SUV, but our PT Cruiser is just big enough to transport all four of us, plus Pippa’s stuff.  However, the forecast for the weekend included some snow, and with the Cruiser pushing 150k miles, I’ve been resisting […]

Filed Under: Faith & Finance, Kids & Finance, Politics & Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: buying used iphone, irs reimbursement rate, why pray

Staying on the Road: Used Car Repair on the Cheap

August 12, 2020 by Barnaby

Last time, I detailed the expenses involved in Grey getting his 2009 Mazda 3 on the road. He was excited to have cleared all the regulatory hurdles, but there were storm clouds on the horizon: the paper-thin clutch we had identified during the test drive.  To his credit, Grey was being proactive about it, and asking all the […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: diy car repair, inexpensive car repair

Getting a Used Car on the Road in Maryland: Safety Inspection, Tag and Title, Insurance, and Emissions

July 19, 2020 by Barnaby

I related in March the adventure of Grey buying a new used car. About how he spent $1,700 to purchase a 2009 Mazda 3, which proudly joined my Scion xD and Nora’s PT Cruiser on our street: Related: Read about how I destroyed the rear window in my Scion I promised a follow up post […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance, Saving Money Tagged With: maryland emissions, maryland liability insurance, maryland safety inspection, maryland tag and title

Can a College Student Get a Summer Job during a Pandemic?

June 3, 2020 by Barnaby

Does your college student have a summer job?  Mine does, but it wasn’t easy. With 40M+ Americans out of work, the competition for summer work – or any work at all – hasn’t been this fierce since the Great Depression. So there is zero shame in not getting a summer job, or having one fall […]

Filed Under: Earning Money, Kids & Finance Tagged With: college jobs, jobs for teens, summer jobs, teens earning money

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 5
  • Next Page »

About Me

About Barnaby King Welcome to the Personal Finance King blog, which explores issues of Money, Faith, Work, and Family. I am Barnaby King. More
Subscribe to Receive New Posts by Email:

Check your inbox or spam folder now to confirm your subscription.

RSS RSS Feed

  • Quick Takes: Riding Greyhound, Winning Mega Millions & Human Composting
  • Know Your Value
  • My Tiny Bitcoin Investment Lost 64% of Its Value

Most Popular Posts

1. How Should We Respond to Needy People on the Street?
2. We Ported Our Landline Phone to Google Voice, Saving $46 Per Month
3. What Is the Role of Faith in Personal Finance?
4. 9 Life and Finance Lessons from “Alexander Hamilton” Biography by Ron Chernow
5. Top 8 Free and Offbeat Historic Things to Do in Baltimore
6. Why We Live in Baltimore Despite Its Problems
7. How a Prized Pocket Knife Was Imperiled on a Trip to See the Rockettes
8. Is 16 Too Old for a First Phone?

Categories

  • Earning Money
  • Faith & Finance
  • Kids & Finance
  • Love & Finance
  • Misc Finance
  • Politics & Finance
  • Saving Money
  • Travel & Finance
  • Uncategorized
  • Work & Finance

Archive

  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • August 2022
  • June 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016

Copyright © 2023 · Metro Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in