Early Admission to Kindergarten in Howard County Maryland
Did you know that Maryland has a strict cut-off date for kindergarten? Children under 5 by September 1st cannot attend unless given a waiver. In Howard County, the bar for early admission is extremely high. Read on to find out more.
Do You Need A Lawyer To Probate and Settle Estates in Anne Arundel County Maryland?
Note: This post isn’t meant to be take the place of legal advice–it just describes my experience. My mom recently passed away in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and I was made the executor of the will. (She did not have a trust) She had used a lawyer in Annapolis to draw up the will and…
Jobs for our children- What Jobs Will Disappear and Which Will Become More Important Over The Next Few Years
The Future of Jobs By Eron Cohen I frequently discuss technological advances with friends and family. Inevitably these discussions turn to what the future holds for jobs for kids in America (and the rest of the world). Frankly, I think there will be many jobs that will disappear completely and many more that will change…
Easy Ways to Save Money Part 4 – Change Your Cell Phone/Mobile Phone Provider
If you have AT&T or Verizon contracts for your smartphone, you’re paying too much money. Not only are you paying too much, but you probably don’t have an unlimited data plan and it is likely that you have some stupid text messaging cost arrangement too. If you have T-Mobile or Sprint, then you’re probably getting…
Easy Ways to Save Money Part 3 – Get Rid of Your Cable Television
Roku boxes let you choose various channels from the internet including unusual channels like the Autism Channel and NASA Television. You can’t get these on cable TV at all. I wanted to write some posts that outline a few ways that I have saved more than a few dollars lately. Even if you’re not really on a…
Easy Ways To Save Money Part 2: Get Rid of Your Home Phone Service
Easy Ways to Save Money Part 2 This is part two of my series on ways I have been saving money that have been easy to adjust to. This one focuses on home phone service. I have written others about easily saving money on electricity and changing your mobile phone provider. If you still have regular “land…
Easy Ways to Save Money – Part 1: Changing Your Electricity Provider
Changing electricity providers can result in significant savings I wanted to write a post that outlines a few ways that I have saved more than a few dollars lately. Even if you’re not really on a budget, these ideas should make sense, after all a penny saved is a penny earned, but for most families…
Book Recommendations
Looking for interesting books about living in our times? Check out these recommendations, including Freakonomics, Outliers, and Predictably Irrational.
Getting Girls Interested in Science and Engineering
This is a wonderful toy for girls! The US needs to produce more scientists and as most people know, one of the problems is that there isn’t enough interest from girls. Of course girls can become great scientists who can improve our world, we really need to work hard on all levels to make sure…
After School and Weekend Activities in Howard County Maryland
I was recently told about a relatively unique after-school/weekend activity for kids: Chinese Dance Lessons at the Madison Chinese Dance Academy (Rockville – Link not HTTPS) and Xue Juan Dance in Herndon, Va. The source showed me videos from the Madison academy and told me the teacher is wonderful. I was so impressed with the…