One child too many?
This just in. Cheap as Chips has just reported what has got to be the dumbest lawsuit I’ve ever heard: parents sue IVF doctors for helping them birth a set of twins. The problem for these parents was that they only wanted ONE child. Well this hits a major nerve with me as I cannot believe how opportunistic some people can be, seeking to have their children become wards of some other entity, figuratively speaking. The issue here is that IVF technology isn’t a perfect science and multiple births is a *very* common risk you take when undergoing the treatment. I’ll have more to say about this some other time, but all I can say now is: can you imagine the impact of this information on their kids?
Moving on to other stories…
Great Reads From Last Week
- All Financial Matters: JLP, your stripped kitchen looks great!
There’s hardly anything that gets me more excited than before/during/after photos of room and home renovations. What can I say, I’m a home decorating freak! - The Sun’s Financial Diary: Sun comments on how Mattel has apologized to China for the whole hulabaloo over Chinese made products.
- Money Smart Life: More eye-opening sales tactics to grab your dollar! Ben’s done a great job on his Sales Tactics Revealed series.
- Lazy Man and Money: Speaking of sales tactics, there’s a promotion going on right now at Match.com that Lazy Man has noticed.
- Gen X Finance: Find out more about how to deal with the money consequences of death right here! Jeremy wrote up an entire series this week on this subject.
- Money, Matter and More Musings: Here’s a look at some top high interest savings accounts and other saving vehicles.
- Mighty Bargain Hunter: Where do you get a hold of the latest in financial news? There are some surprising items in mbhunter’s list.
- Five Cent Nickel: Nickel offers an interesting debt reduction strategy that may work for debtors with high credit scores.
- Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: If you ever saw how my bag looks like, you’d cringe. Just reading about this makes me feel guilty.
- Free Money Finance: A guest post by Advanced Personal Finance answers the question why college has become so expensive through the years.
- No Credit Needed: Seems like a common thread we’re having here is that we’d save a good bit of money by simply being more organized. Well, this post makes it easier for me to remember due dates!
- The Simple Dollar: Time to buy a new vehicle? Looks like Trent and I have the same taste in cars. I mean, mini-vans.
A mini-van is perfect for the family and holds up to its label as a “people mover”. - Punny Money: You don’t want to get ripped off by fat notary guys… so check out these single-signature notary fees by state before notarizing anything.
- Frugal Duchess: Here’s a great money-saving tip: buy refurbished products.
Last Week’s Carnivals
- Hot Money Carnivals!
- Carnival of the Capitalists with a Brain
- Carnival of Real Estate #59 or Helping Miss Teen South Carolina Learn Real Estate or “I Believe Our Education, Like Such As”: A huge thanks for selecting my post as the Most Memorable!
- 54th Festival of Stocks: Thanks also for the Editor’s Choice honor!
- Personal Stories of Change Blog Carnival: Edition 7
