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How to Eat Healthily (and Inexpensively) in 2013: The 365-Day-A-Year Meal Plan

Women & Co | Posted 04.02.2013 | Parents
Read More: Healthy Eating, Meal Planning, Parenting Tips, Inexpensive Healthy Food, Family Budgeting, Parenting, Catherine Mcmanus, Family Meals, Parents, Parents News
Women & Co

If you find yourself frantically scrolling through the "quick and easy" sections of your favorite cooking sites every afternoon trying to figure out how you're going to feed your family a healthy dinner -- that they'll actually eat -- you're not alone.

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The Importance of Financial Education

Javier Storch | Posted 12.15.2012 | Teen
Read More: Parents Financial Literacy, Teens Financial Literacy, Family Budgeting, Financial Education, Saving Money, Financial Literacy, Teen News
Javier Storch

A few years later, my father's friend declared bankruptcy. After years of lavish spending, he and his family were forced to compromise their hopes and dreams in order to keep what little they had left. They sold their cars to pay for their groceries.

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Do Our Kids Really 'Need' the Newest, Coolest, Bestest Toy?

Neale Godfrey | Posted 12.11.2012 | Parents
Read More: Toys, Budgeting, Needs vs. Wants, Parenting Tips, Family Budgeting, Parents-Kids, Parenting, Parents News, Kids and Money, Iphone 5, Ipad, Parents News
Neale Godfrey

"I can't afford it" means nothing to a 4-year-old. My son Rhett's solution was swift and simple: "Oh Mommy, don't use real money. Use that magic piece of plastic."

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What Does It Mean to Live within Your Means?

Women & Co | Posted 10.27.2012 | Women
Read More: Budgeting, Women, Money, Live Within Your Means, Family Budgeting, The Happiest Mom, Saving Money, Personal Budgeting, Personal Finance, Budget, Women News
Women & Co

As we added credit cards to our wallet, the notion of "living within your means" somehow morphed into "living within your available credit limit."

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7 Strategies for Smart Vacation Spending

Women & Co | Posted 09.11.2012 | Women
Read More: Budgeting, Women, Finance, Money, Spending, Vacation, Travel, Family Budgeting, Personal Budget, Saving Money, Personal Finance, Summer Vacation, Family, Women News
Women & Co

Planning a vacation? Here are seven smart strategies to help keep your spending on track.

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5 Hidden Summer Camp Costs

Women & Co | Posted 08.27.2012 | Parents
Read More: Cost, Sleep-Away-Camp, Kids, Budget, Summer Camp, Family Budgeting, Expenses, Parenting, Saving Money, Overnight Camp, Spending Money, Personal Budgeting, Day Camp, Parents, Camp, Parents News
Women & Co

Around this time of year, parents can find themselves dishing out additional cash for the "hidden costs" of camp -- costs that were unanticipated during budgeting and registration.

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5 Costs to Consider Before Getting a Pet

Women & Co | Posted 07.23.2012 | Women
Read More: Budgeting, Veternarians, Pet Insurance, Cats, Pets, Money, Budget, Emergencies, Family Budgeting, Pet-Insurance, Personal Budgeting, Dogs, Women News
Women & Co

Consider this list if you are thinking of buying a pet.

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Six Biggest Money Mistakes Mothers Make

Kristin Maschka | Posted 08.17.2011 | Women
Read More: Motherhood, Family Budgeting, Parenting, Kristin Maschka, Budget, Family Finances, Budgeting, Parenting Budget, Childcare Budget, Personal Budgeting, Women News
Kristin Maschka

Recently I led a chapter meeting for our local Mothers & More chapter on "The 6 Biggest Money Mistakes Mothers Make." Here are the "mistakes" I disc...

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Budgeting Tips: De-Stress And Live With Less

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Budgeting, Balanced Life, Budgeting Tips, Living on a Budget, The Balanced Life, Budget, Family Budgeting, Personal Budgeting, Healthy Living News
Kari Henley

Being on a budget forces not only simplifying life, but also choosing only to invest in those things that have the greatest meaning.

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3 Signs You are Suffering from Lifestyle Creep

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Frugality, Living Within Your Means, Lifestyle Creep, Budgeting, Saving Money, Saving, Family Budgeting, Business News
Manisha Thakor

Do you ever feel like your possessions are holding you hostage? Or perhaps that you've bitten off more stuff than you can chew? If you've ever suffer...

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Recession: We're All in This Together, Part 2

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Recession Fears, Recession, 2008 Recession, Nursery School, Economic Recession, Preschool, Job Losses, Middle Class, Personal Loans, Family Budgeting, Parenting, Upper Class, Layoffs, Recession Anxiety, Bailout, Embarassment, Asking for Help, Healthy Living News
Olivia Rosewood

Perhaps we could take a lesson from the prosperous: don't be ashamed to ask for money. There's nothing shameful about taking care of yourself and your family.

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Going Into Debt For Obama?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Credit Crisis, Credit Card Debt, Economy, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Inauguration Day 2009, Inauguration Day Events, Family Budgeting, Personal Debt, Recession, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

President-elect Obama, tell families to stay home on Inauguration Day, save their money for their kids and enjoy the festivities on TV.

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Peaceful Revolution: The Kitchen Table

Elizabeth Cox | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Debt, Kitchen Table Conversations, Divorce, Relationships and Finance, Economic Crisis, Economy, Saving for College, Budget, Kitchen Table Issues, Family Budgeting, Budget Planning, Saving Money, Living Within One's Means, Budgeting, Peaceful Revolution, Causes of Divorce, Saving for Retirement, Balancing a Budget, Financial Crisis, Personal Debt, Money Saving, Healthy Living News
Elizabeth Cox

With many facing the worst economic crisis in a generation, there is no better time to open up communications with your loved one than now.

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Where's Our Bailout? 3 Kids with Autism. No Job. Again.

Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Financial Crisis, Autism, Unemployment, Bailout, Economy, Congressional Bailout, Family Budgeting, Recession, Healthy Living News
Kim Stagliano

There is no bailout for people like Mark and me and millions of Americans who have lost or are about to lose their jobs.

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