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Work At Home Dad/Stay At Home Dad

I am sick and tired of being lumped into the baby changin' , play date arrangin', bottle washin',  Stay At Home Dad category. I am a WORK At Home Dad...meaning a I create a significant income from home.  As a matter of fact, my income is large enough to offer my wife the option of working outside of the home or not. She chooses not. (Although that is not 100% true because she is always volunteering at our children's school).

I seem to remember writing about my wife being a Stay At Home Mom, yet she is never home during the day.

But I digress.  Here is the deal. If a mother is the money earner and the father is staying home with the children, I don't really have a problem with it, but it would be nice if Daddy-O would start a business that would enable his wife to quit her job so that she can enjoy the beauty and fun of raising her children.

Don't you think that two parents at home raising their children is better than 1 (or none)?

Today's 30-something Men Earn Less

This snip from a recent article talks about how men in their 30's are earning less than their fathers did in their 30's.

How do we solve this problem?

Start a business of your own and then teach everything you know about the business to your son. Let's make sure that this trend stops with us.

From the Seattle Times:

American men in their 30s today are worse off than their fathers' generation, a reversal from a decade ago, when sons generally were better off than their fathers, a new study finds.

The study also says the typical American family's income has lagged far behind productivity growth since 2000, a departure from most of the post-World War II period.

The findings suggest "the up escalator that has historically ensured that each generation would do better than the last may not be working very well," says the study, released Friday.

Bono Launches Red Line of Clothing to Help Fight AIDS

Irish rock star Bono on Friday launched the U.S. version of his “Red” campaign that turns shopping into a funding stream to fight AIDS in Africa.

The program — the brainchild of the U2 singer and Bobby Shriver, nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy — encourages shoppers to buy Red-branded goods, while manufacturers pledge to channel a portion of the profits to AIDS programs financed by the U.N.-backed Global Fund.

Bono launches campaign to fight AIDS in Africa - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com

Street of Dreams Mortgage

I spent an afternoon at the Seattle Street of Dreams last Friday and toured 6 beautiful multi-million dollar homes. As I thought of the possibility of one day owning such a home, the amount of money it would take to cover the mortgage came to mind.

Then I remembered that I had an opportunity to write a blog post about PersonalHomeLoanMortgages.com so I visited the site and checked it out.

I found out that the monthly payment for a $6 Million home would be about $35,000 - $40,000 a month give or take and I figure it would take an income of roughly $100,000 a month to justify such a home.

They don't call it the Street of Dreams for nuthin'

Ameriquest Mortgage closes 229 offices

Now may not be the best time to get into the Mortgage business.

bizjournals:

The parent company of Ameriquest Mortgage Co. is closing 229 branch offices and laying off about 3,800 workers, effective immediately.

Ameriquest has two offices listed in Honolulu. Calls there were answered by a machine that directed callers to leave a message. The company Web site said Hawaii customers are serviced by a regional center on the Mainland.

Un Happy Slapping

This is currently the number 1 video on Google...

The Crazy Happy Slapping Euros

Wikipedia:

Happy slapping is the term used to describe a fad where an unsuspecting victim (usually person on their own) is attacked by a person or group, while an accomplice video records the assault (commonly using a camera phone or smart phone). It is thought to have first become popular in South London, but it has now spread across Europe.

Now that I think about it. We used to "neck slap" each other in high school. Brilliant.

The Buzz About Hi5 - Social Networking

Too old for myspace?

From Hi5.com:

hi5 is an online environment for meeting new people, connecting with friends, and sharing ideas. We noticed that online services have become overly specialized. For example, many services focus on a singular purpose such as dating, connecting classmates, or organizing by interest groups. But, people are social beings and don’t like being forced into separate buckets for different things. So hi5 has understood that need and taken a more broad approach, we want to make the Internet more comfortable and enjoyable for everyone. For a hi5 member, purpose can evolve over time and expand in unexpected directions – from reconnecting with old friends, just casually meeting new friends, or to finding someone that you might want to date.

Men Can't Win

Irony: The number one most read post on the Work At Home Dad Blog is about a Mom - Michelle Dugger.