The child-free wedding trend popular among millennials and gen z-ers is the perfect example of their extended childhood behavior. The “it’s my big day” sentiment. You’re actually not supposed to feel that way as an adult. Not once did my inner-monologue spew the phrase “my big day” while planning my wedding. Embarrassing. As an adult you should actually be thinking about bringing joy to everyone else, and you should *especially* be thinking about bringing joy to children.
Or get great insurance and get pregnant in August. You’re warm all winter and then have a spring baby and spend the summer on mat leave!
In the 12 years of being on my insurance I’ve never needed the OOP. Aetna OAP is that girl.
Best time to get pregnant is December. Yes, you’ll have a summer pregnancy, BUT you’ll have baby in the same insurance year. Soooo once you drop baby in September, you will hit your out of pocket max! Then it’s time to have fun. 3 months of paid for acupuncture, chiropractor, PT, allergist, sleep studies, and derm appointments. 🫡
Six counties, 205 towns, only one winner. We crunched the numbers to rank every suburb in the Chicago area. Here’s how they stack up. https://t.co/0ZLQeD7DoU
(1/8) Belle Burden’s “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage” tells the story of her divorce and resulting financial imperilment. It’s the runaway publishing phenomenon of the year. But what does it omit? 🧵 https://t.co/2z9KJGmkq6
When I was dating my husband, he came to my house (in the highlands) for dinner. When I asked him how he got there, he said he took the green line to the 63rd bus. I STILL bring it up 6 years later.
In a Chicago suburb and I only use my car to go to Trader Joe’s and take my kid to daycare. We walk to the parks, the grocery store, restaurants, clothing stores, bookstores etc.
It really just depends on the suburb.
I think the disagreement is over whether affluent suburbs offer a high standard of living. They may offer large houses, but at the expense of freedom of movement and aesthetic standards. In suburbs, ordinary activities like seeing friends, buying groceries, going to dinner, attending a concert, letting children move around independently often require a car. This is a serious abridgment of mobility, and the car infrastructure and low-density architecture are visual blight. A beautiful city gives people access to more of life with less friction.