Tax Tips for PTA Parents
You've donated your time, your money, and your sanity. Some of it's actually tax deductible. If the amount you owe in taxes this year is making you want to stop volunteering and start earning a paycheck then [...]
News Article Ads are Just Fine with Us
The line between articles written by journalists and articles that are really ads paid for by a specific corporation may be blurry but we do not care, according to a new study from researchers at [...]
Kids & Excercise: A Bike Ride today Will Save Billions Tomorrow
Want to do something for the future of your children and the national debt all at the same time? Get 'em to the playground three times a week. New research shows that if we, as [...]
We Prefer Everyday Low Prices over Deep Discounts
Advertisers want your preferences (they're paying for them,) friends are commanding us on Facebook to choose between pasta and rice (as if....) and now behavioral scientists are getting in the game: a group from New [...]
How to Stop Yourself from Making Stupid Purchases
Ever wonder why you don't have a fancy summer camp fund for your kids? Blame it on your recent last-minute decision at the checkout counter to buy a bag of organically dried, chocolate-coated mango leaves. [...]
Cooking At Home Makes Life Healthier & Cheaper
We're supposed to be cooking for - or even better yet, cooking with - our kids. Why? Home cooked meals were associated with diets lower in calories, sugar and fat, but not with higher monthly [...]
Learn Money, Worry Less
If thoughts of your aging are making you anxious, researchers have found a cure. Not for the falling faces and sagging knees (you'll need a doctor for that) but new household economics study from Hiroshima University [...]
Kids & Shopping: Cart Catastrophes
We walk into grocery stores worried about shopping lists and coupons, but confident that the same corporations who fill produce bakery smells purely so we spend more money have also designed a cart safe enough [...]
Venmo Transfers to Become More Clear
Venmo is the magical app that makes it possible for us to instantly pay for wine at a friend's members-only club without being a member - two clicks on your phone and you've bought the [...]
How to Teach Babies to Succeed (for Free)
Finally, parenting we can all achieve! News from one of the country's most esteemed academic institutions tells us to mess up. Yes, this is good parenting that will help our kids succeed! Researchers from MIT [...]
Teens & Work: Burger-Flipping Can Mean Big Bucks Later
No more disparaging the idea of your kid flipping burgers or fetching coffee, doing these jobs today will get a young person ahead later in life. Teenagers who work summer or evening jobs - yes, [...]