Comments on: Parenting Mistake #2 :: A Bedroom For Everyone http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/13/parenting-mistake-2-a-bedroom-for-everyone/ Debt free, financially independent and retired early Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:17:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Smoked Gouda Edition http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/13/parenting-mistake-2-a-bedroom-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-6489 The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Smoked Gouda Edition Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:31:18 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/13/parenting-mistake-2-a-bedroom-for-everyone/#comment-6489 [...] Overspending on Kids Risks Financial Future The couple described here is a financial train wreck, but I completely agree with the idea that one can easily overspend on children. One big reason that we’ve decided on our current house layout is so that our two children can share a bedroom through most of their early years - obviously, we’ll look at it again when they approach their teenage years, but for now, that’s how we want things. For both of us growing up, sharing a room with siblings helped to facilitate a tight bond. (via my new choice) [...] [...] Overspending on Kids Risks Financial Future The couple described here is a financial train wreck, but I completely agree with the idea that one can easily overspend on children. One big reason that we’ve decided on our current house layout is so that our two children can share a bedroom through most of their early years – obviously, we’ll look at it again when they approach their teenage years, but for now, that’s how we want things. For both of us growing up, sharing a room with siblings helped to facilitate a tight bond. (via my new choice) [...]

]]> By: mnc http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/13/parenting-mistake-2-a-bedroom-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-6472 mnc Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:36:55 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/13/parenting-mistake-2-a-bedroom-for-everyone/#comment-6472 You're right that homes have been getting larger and larger over the years and people continue to fill up the bigger homes with more and more stuff. It would be an interesting experiment to take a family in a larger home and require them to downsize their home. How would that impact their lives? It may just be for the better as they learn to live without so many extras. You’re right that homes have been getting larger and larger over the years and people continue to fill up the bigger homes with more and more stuff.

It would be an interesting experiment to take a family in a larger home and require them to downsize their home. How would that impact their lives? It may just be for the better as they learn to live without so many extras.

]]> By: More Merchant http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/13/parenting-mistake-2-a-bedroom-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-6469 More Merchant Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:11:16 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/06/13/parenting-mistake-2-a-bedroom-for-everyone/#comment-6469 I was talking with my wife the other day about how homes used to be around 1000 - 1200 square feet and families were bigger. Now we have over 3200 square feet and when we found out that we are going to have another baby we think that we need more space. I was talking with my wife the other day about how homes used to be around 1000 – 1200 square feet and families were bigger.

Now we have over 3200 square feet and when we found out that we are going to have another baby we think that we need more space.

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