Starting the Conversation: Your Teen’s Financial Literacy
How we handle money plays a critical role in determining our quality of life, but surprisingly, fewer than 20 states require some form of personal finance to be taught in[...]
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3 Ways to Help Your Teen Become a Better Student
School is one of the most important aspects of your teen’s life, and habits she forms now may be carried with her for years to come. What can you do[...]
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Get Prepared: College Cost Calculator
Even if you started a college fund as soon as your son or daughter was born, chances are you are still in for a shock when you find out how[...]
Chores & Allowances
by Kelly Whalen Chores and allowance didn’t always go together in our house, but we’ve recently made the switch to start tying together the chores the kids need to do[...]
Budget-Friendly Birthday Tips for Big Families
by Linsey Knerl We consider ourselves a large family, even though there are only seven of us. Because there are enough of us to have our own birthday party (and[...]
Teaching Kids to Be Healthy (and Frugal) in the Kitchen
by Linsey Knerl It’s so exciting when your kids learn to cook. My 14-year-old, for example, makes one or two meals a week, and her favorite is breakfast! We have[...]
Clever Ideas for Teens’ Christmas Cash
by Linsey Knerl Gift cards seemed to be all the rage this season, and my oldest child received more than her share of iTunes credits. There is always that relative[...]