These past few weeks have had their moments. With everyone in triage mode, it’s been hard to find the center. Last week in particular, my family desperately began laying down a foundation to ensure that we could all be there for one another in addition to being there for those who rely on us. We[…]
It’s been a long time since I sat down at a table surrounded by my own family. Even when my grandparents were around, we topped out at about nine, maybe ten, people at the holiday dinner table. In my early twenties, after moving to New York, I made a few trips back home for Thanksgiving,[…]
Conversations between family members about money are taboo and highly stigmatized, even today. So I always find it fascinating when people plan their financial future around the death of their parents knowing that, in all likelihood, they haven’t had a single discussion with them about their finances. Maybe they helped you with a down payment[…]
In just a few weeks, my wife will return to work from maternity leave. I still remember the tentative and concerned look on her face the morning she reported back after having Hazel. It was heartbreaking. Despite having an extra month off this time around, I doubt her feelings will be much different. Like most[…]
If you haven’t heard or seen the words “tidying up”, “Marie Kondo” or “KonMari” then you must have been hiding under a rock for the past few weeks. On January 1st, Netflix released Marie Kondo’s show “Tidying Up.” She visits people’s homes and helps guide them in her method to tidying up. Now the internet[…]
Baby Updates In case you missed it in the emails from Douglas or the Newsletter (if you want to sign up for the monthly newsletter and get #FinLit, head over here), I had my baby! Benjamin George Weitzman was born on July 20th weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz., right on his due date. He must[…]
Growing up, many of my summer vacations revolved around my father qualifying for his company’s national conference. By meeting certain production requirements, we would get to travel to a big city and then hop in a minivan to explore whatever part of the country we were in at the time. Thanks to AAA and their TripTik, my dad[…]
Most parents tune out the beautiful sounds of their toddler’s favorite cartoons. Not me! While others are escaping into their iPhones to check their social media feeds, I am joining my little girl on amazing animated adventures. I love cartoons. Always have and always will. The Simpsons, Ren & Stimpy and Rick and Morty barely[…]
Life, Lawn and Garden Updates Since the weather has finally improved we have been able to do some work outside the house. In the fall we had a large evergreen tree removed from the front of our house. It was covering the whole front picture window and growing too close to the house. Since then[…]
Life Update Time What’s new in the Weitzman household? Well, I had food poisoning which took me a week to fully recover from. When you are pregnant it can be dangerous, but I tried to keep hydrated and took it easy so that my body could recover. Baby was fine, but I think he was[…]