family budget

Parenting Advice & Columns

Should you tell kids about family finances?

Money matters are a dicey topic, especially in families. So many of us were taught not to talk it because it's not polite, yet we...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Monday Mom Challenge: Declare a truce with money

Whether you have a lot or a little or somewhere in between, you've got to learn to manage your money. It's a fact of life. Like it...

Teen School & Education

Should kids pay for their college education?

The cost of a college education -- hardly a bargain to begin with -- is steadily climbing. Sure, you want your kids to have the best...

Teen School & Education

5 ways to raise a money-savvy teen

By the time kids are teens, they know that money doesn't grow on trees -- the question is whether they care. Want to earn big...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

7 Ways to save money on groceries, kids clothes and more

We are all looking for ways to trim family expenses and, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average household...

Mom & Dad

How to teach kids about saving money and budgets

How can you teach kids the importance of sticking to the family budget and saving money? Get your kids involved in creating a family...

Career and Time Management

Money makeover: Can we afford to have a baby?

Breanne and Larry Stone think they're ready for a child, but they're not sure they can provide for one. Money expert Carmen Wong...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

5 Ways to stretch the family budget

If you have been following the news at all, you know that the economy is in peril. If you have stepped outside your home, you know...