Author: Kevin

https://thefatherblog.com/combo-tuesday Since I’m going to be away for a few days in Chicago, today’s post is really a combo of the next few days because it involves beer, family, and sports. Last night I played ice hockey with my men’s beer league team. That statement alone obviously covers both beer and sports. What maybe doesn’t… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/monday-monday I hope everyone had a great weekend! Swamped today with my paying job but wanted to throw something at you all to read. Here’s a good basic article for Finance Mondays. https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/5-steps-control-finances Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/happy-friday-enjoy Guy walks into a bar, sits down, and orders a shot and a beer. He strikes up a conversation with the bartender regarding a bucket behind the bar filled to the top with $100 bills that caught his attention. He asks him what that was all about. Bartender says to him, “That’s an ongoing… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/last-minute-trip Since it’s travel Thursday post day, this is the perfect follow up from my first travel post. Next week is election day and then the NJ teacher’s convention is on Thursday and Friday. Our school district decided to turn the entire week into a “Fall Break” because as I mentioned before, nobody is in… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/the-marriage-roller-coaster Whether you have been married a year or 50 years, I believe there are ups and downs and the occasional loop-de-loop. The “honeymoon” phase is obviously a high note for most. Everything is still new, presumably no kids in most situations, and anything that isn’t what you expected in your partner is simply considered… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/you-can-age-wine-so-why-not-age-beer Happy Beer Tuesday! Years ago I watched a show on TV that was all about brewing beer. Obviously a very interesting show for those of us who enjoy our adult beverages. On this particular show, there was a place in Europe who utilized the underground of the house for beer storage instead of a… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/finance-monday-101 Good morning everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. We are in week 2 and I’m going to jump into some Finance 101, simple, easy, I don’t want to think about stuff, where to put my $$. #1 Get an advisor or financial institution to help you set up your goals for the… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/happy-friday It’s Friday…finally. For all of the fathers out there, now we know the real work begins. For me, I’ll be running to hockey rinks again all weekend getting my son to and from his games. For those of us with kids of that particular age, you know exactly what the weekend experience is like.… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/travel-and-where-it-all-began Today’s topic is travel and how I’ve tried to open up the world to my kids from a young age. Here in New Jersey the schools have a dedicated few days a year for their teachers’ convention. When this happens and the schools are closed, it appears to be a signal for everyone to… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/the-family We’ll keep this one simple so you understand where I’m coming from when it comes to family. My life situation is as follows: I’ve been happily married for 20 years (yes…it’s actually possible), we have raised two children (our daughter just started college and our son just started high school), we have 2 dogs… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/what-are-we-drinking So Tuesday is “Beer Day” in posts. If you wanna drink early in the week, I won’t judge you. We’re Dads, and sometimes we need a drink. I’m a bit of a craft beer nerd but I wouldn’t say a craft beer snob. I can drink a High Life on a hot day after… Read more

One of the things I want to post about first is taking control of your finances. Many of us defer money from our paychecks into 401Ks that hopefully your employer matches. Great start! Others may have IRAs, Roth IRAs, etc set up through another financial institution which is also fantastic, but I bet the larger… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/day-1-where-to-start/ Welcome to my blog- where do I start? I’m just a 50 year old father of 2, married for 20 years, and continually trying to navigate life and every adventure that comes along with it. One thing I can offer is live experience and that’s what I plan to do here once I get… Read more