The Real “Money” Issue In Our Family

March 30, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

The real stuff about our money conversation since we adopted The Cherubs has nothing to do with budgets. It has to do with the long process of realizing what makes the kids feel safe, and me figuring out how to be the kind of Mom they trust to take care of them. I realized how […]

How Adoption Affected our Finances (Part 2)

March 29, 2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

By the time we started the process that led to adopting the Cherubs, we were in a better financial position than when we had Princess Peach. Steve had recovered the lost ground on his career trajectory. We’d bought a two family house in the suburbs with Steve’s parents. And I took a part-time job in […]

How Has Adopting Affected Our Finances? (Part 1)

March 27, 2017.Reading time 16 minutes.

I smiled when I saw this question from Liz. It reminded me of our Home Study application, which asked, “How do you think adopting will effect how much money you have?” To which I snarkily replied, “We’ll have the same amount of money. We’ll just spend it differently.” That’s both the whole answer and entirely […]