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Entries from June 2007

How this blog made $400 in its first month with AdSense . . .

June 29th, 2007 · 12 Comments

. . . and over $850 the second.

I really enjoy blogging. In fact, I remember saying to my wife one night before chriswondra.com was even a twinkle in my eye:
“I think I was born for this.”
Early on there were a number of things that made blogging attractive:

Control: you have total control over content, presentation, […]

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Tags: Learning · Writing · Money · Growth

Parents: Are you raising Christians or Critical Thinkers?

June 20th, 2007 · 8 Comments

How’d that headline grab ya?
I bet (though you may not be aware) it got “grabbier” after that one little word—the smallest one–“or”.
As if you can’t to both. Like you have to choose.
It’s like this: When it comes to matters of faith or spirituality (or whatever you want to call it), I think there are […]

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Tags: Uncategorized · Learning · Humor · Children · Teaching · Parenting · mysteries

How we keep the IRS away from my paycheck (and save thousands every year)

June 8th, 2007 · 7 Comments

If you’ve read my About page, you know one of the major challenges we’ve had as a family has been money. I’ll never regret the decision we made to focus on our family. But I’m not going to lie to you. Transitioning from no kids with a dual income, to two kids […]

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Tags: Learning · Money · Growth · Around the house

Welcome to The Belly of the Whale: Playground for the rich and successful

June 6th, 2007 · 12 Comments

I’m one of those types always on the lookout for life’s most lucrative secrets.
You know what I mean:

Why does he always seem so confident and at ease?
Why does that person seem to keep making the same mistakes?
Why can’t I ever figure this out?
How can I transform myself from a lowly English teacher into a powerful […]

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Tags: Learning · Growth · mysteries · Puzzles

Short Shorts

June 4th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Our girls have a routine and checklist that they work through every night before bed. One of the things on the list is to get out the clothes that they are going to wear in the morning. It’s a good routine. The girls ask what the weather is going to be like […]

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Tags: Uncategorized · Humor · Children · Teaching · Fun Stuff · Parenting · Around the house