Currently on my mind:
Why is dental care not subsidised (beyond age 18 that is) while pregnancy costs are? Dental care is something everyone needs. Having children is not. (No, I don't have kids, and yes, I would like to one day.)
The internet can be a pretty damn ugly place sometimes. More than one person I follow has quit Twitter in recent times. Another made the mistake of hashtagging a tweet with GamerGate, and you can imagine what followed (I made the exact same mistake a few weeks earlier). I'm always aware when I publish something painfully honest that there's likely going to be the odd thoughtless comment, but it still hurts when they come.
Nothing is permanent, really, is it? From cookware to clothing, everything wears out eventually.
This week's links
That deep, deep craving for certainty
On not raising bilingual kids (I wasn't and mine won't be either)
Everyone needs hacks to keep their marriage sane
Doing money as a compulsive worrier
How our childhood perspectives on money continue to shape us
Getting the inside scoop on a new company
For those of us not in favour of mailing lists
You don't have to be excited to stay committed