Posts by crunchy_mama

We do both as well- - We have a house on 15 yrs(5 to go) with a super low payment - we have done most all the finish work on the house and plumbing and electric- dh is very adament that things are done well and right the first...

Quote: Originally Posted by TiredX2  So, what are you going to do when your fund is complete?  Do you keep adding to it?  Just let the money sit in saving somewhere? ...

Pretty soon after one is bought here is well, we should have our fund complete for the *new* van in a bit over a year but will not buy one until we have to, hopefully 3-5 yrs, better to be prepared though.

Ours is about between 15-20% take home pay.  I honestly don't remember the percent when we bought, probably around the 30% or so.  Dh has had raises since then- it has been 9 yrs now on the mortgage.  We live in a low...

You can spend as much or as little as you want on hs'ing.  There are free resources for just about everything, especially for the younger grades.  It is rather or not they will work for you though and your kid.  We do...

We do, but I don't hardly visit here either.  We did have a Classical thread last year but I think most people post over on the WTM boards, much more in depth hs discussion there.  This is our 3rd year here, officially I'm...

I would agree w/ pp I think that your perhaps pushing where it isn't developmentally appropriate.  It might help to preview some math programs and get an idea of what they are working on for this age.  At the beginning of...

fwiw many people answered the sustainability argument in the Primal Family thread.

Most eating a paleo diet work to search out local sources as they can afford it.  As to whether a diet w/ meat is sustainable that is no different (to me) than the usual vegetarian argument against eating meat, others have already...

I won't argue evidence, I don't care to, but for those who are skeptical I challenge them to try it a month.  Many that try it continue because the difference they feel is so amazing they won't go back and evidence or history...