Category: Blog

https://thefatherblog.com/the-fur-babies Deke and Delaney. Those are my fur babies. I grew up with dogs for most of my childhood and love the joy a dog can bring into your life. As a child I always wanted 2 dogs and since I’m sort of an adult now, I figured, why not?? Our first dog is Deke.… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/beer-on-a-beach Latitude and Longitude drinking is something you should experience if you’re a beer drinker. Now having a pint of Guinness in Ireland is a no brainer, right? But what about when you head to the islands (wherever your islands may be). For us, our islands are the Caribbean. I’ve been fortunate enough to have… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/buffetts-words-of-wisdom Happy Monday everyone! Now I could definitely share some words of wisdom from one of my favorite artists of all time, Jimmy Buffett, but this is Finance Monday. And in all fairness, Jimmy Buffett in his own right was a great and successful businessman. But today I’m sharing a post from Warren Buffett and… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/tyson-vs-paul Another Friday is here and what better topic to discuss than the Tyson vs Paul fight tonight? It’s getting quite a bit of hype and luckily it’s available on Netflix unlike the days of old when you had to pay $50 or more to watch Tyson annihilate his opponents in under 90 seconds. Tonight… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/the-first-national-park-trip Many years ago as we started doing the vacation thing regularly, my son asked to see Mount Rushmore. I had to do some research to make sure there was plenty to do besides “seeing the faces” as the locals say in South Dakota. I realized there was so much to do and that this… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/20-years Perfect day for the Wednesday topic of family. 20 years ago my wife and I were married. We exchanged gifts this morning (a diamond Irish necklace for her and whiskey and beer for aging for me). We know each other so well. Like any marriage, it’s had its ups and down but I can… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/galway-hooker-not-what-youre-thinking Along my travels, I always try to drink locally. I’ll support the tiny craft breweries and see what the local distilleries may have in the way of whiskey or bourbon. Last year we took a wonderful trip to Ireland and worked our way around the central and southern part of that beautiful country. Just… Read more

https://thefatherblog.com/im-back Happy Monday friends! I’m back from a wonderful trip to Chicago last week and rolled right into another typical weekend of driving back and forth to hockey rinks. It was wonderful and I enjoyed every minute of it. Regarding Chicago, one thing we discovered is that we like the crust of Malnati’s pizza better… Read more

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