Where's the Lemonade?

Money and kids can be hard in any family. When you throw two families together with different histories and expectations Money can be a tough issue to navigate. In this episode, Darren and Paige reveal some of the hard money issues they faced when they first got married and even pop up today. Everything is up for debate when it comes to money: College, Cars, Cell phones, Soda at restaurants who pays for what and when.

Show Notes



Money and kids can be hard in any family. When you throw two families together with different histories and expectations Money can be a tough issue to navigate. In this episode, Darren and Paige reveal some of the hard money issues they faced when they first got married and even pop up today. Everything is up for debate when it comes to money: College, Cars, Cell phones, Soda at restaurants who pays for what and when. 


Bringing money together

  • Bringing traditions together
  • By sodas at dinner
  • Getting a kid a car
  • Cell phones
  • Who pays for college
  • Allowance
  • Buying clothes
  • Eating out

Treating kids with equality

  • Parents have different incomes. Things might not be equal as far as gifts, clothes
    • Cell phone, computers, cars, clothes
    • Step-parent vs Bio-parent
  • Hard because they have different grandparents
    • Different Christmas gifts
    • paying for college
  • There isn't equality, but we try our best
  • What about older kids that have already moved on.
    • Younger kids raised together are treated differently

Lemonade Moment of the Week
Jacob brings his "girlfriend" home to visit the family and they navigate two families (His Mom and Dad's house) like pros
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What is Where's the Lemonade??

They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. Making lemonade is not always easy or possible. For us, we found ourselves single in our 40's with kids at home and starting life over again. Luckily we found each other, online no doubt. When we began blending families, schedules, traditions, and laundry, we discovered lots of lemons. Our podcast is a reflection on how we get through the hard times and enjoy the good times on our new journey together, all with ten kids in tow. Sometimes when life gives you lemons, you make lemon squares. Lemonade might come later.