Apparently he wants to mend some fences, but thanks to him, I can't afford a fence, so I can only assume he's got some other agenda.

And he slashed so many budgets that people said they couldn't afford paintings anymore, and they needed to have their portrait "a la silhouette."

So in the industrialized world, we built walls that protect us from the externalities of our energy use; we can afford to clean up acute environmental disasters; and we can also afford to adapt to chronic conditions like climate change.

It is done elsewhere, probably not to the degree that we do it, but it adds a lot of margin to the vehicle, which obviously adds reliability.

But we know that some insecticides are very harmful to human health, especially when farmers and their families cannot afford proper protection, like these children.

Now, because you've been able to afford the approximately gazillion pounds that it costs to get into a TED Talk, I'm guessing you guys could afford to be drinking vodka for the next six months.

The catch is that when this is happening to a new family, it is consuming, and a family with a new baby is more financially vulnerable than they've ever been before, so that new mother cannot afford to speak up on her own behalf.

Larger animals, by contrast, are better at fending off predators, and so they have the luxury of time to grow to large sizes and reproduce multiple times during their lives.

They too have natural resources that can help win the world's fight for sustainability, only they may not have the ability to invest in them now.

But your ability to cope with it sure does because all of a sudden, you're going to be late to that job interview.

Their questions gave me room to speak, but they also gave me permission to ask them questions and to truly hear their responses.

If that's the case in your neighborhood, in the scenario I outlined, it would completely wipe out one parent's income, and you'd be better off financially with one parent staying home.

The early days with your child can impact their development, so if you have paid leave, you should take it, and if you don't, maybe consider taking some unpaid leave for those first few months, if your budget allows.