Advances in reproductive technology and a trend towards marriage later in life have led to an increase in older parents. But …
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Study: Parents Are Terrible Financial Role Models
Talking to your kids about money shouldn’t be so difficult. They are generally eager to understand what it takes to earn and save, and how to set and achieve money goals. Yet parents are more comfortable discussing bullying and …
Born to Spend (or Save): It’s All in Your Genes
When it comes to personal spending and saving habits, it’s all in the genes, a new study says. Is it true that we really can’t help ourselves?
145 Money Tips: Get Free DVDs, Avoid Bad Restaurants, Save Money & Mother Nature at the Same Time
There are also money lessons to be learned in this roundup from millionaires who hate fees as much (or more) than you and I, high-profile pawn shop owners who are wise enough to walk away rather than lose money on deals, and …
Shout Out: ‘Family Budget Boot Camp’
Parenting magazine paired up three financial advisors with three families that have serious financial troubles. They’ve all been blogging about the experience since October. There’s plenty of good advice to be gathered from the posts, but what’s most fascinating is that these stories are really real.
So many ways to suck at parenting
“Snack.”
That’s the word that woke L.A. Times columnist Rosa Brooks up in a cold sweat recently. She’d remembered that she’d promised to supply her child’s class with snacks the next morning, an ordeal she recounts in a column this week titled, “Modern ‘parenting’ insanity:
having kids today has turned into a full-time job and career …
