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How to Help Your Kid’s School Serve Healthier Lunches

By | April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, Kids & Money, Mom-o-nomics|Tags: , , , , , |

There are new guidelines for school lunches but many cafeterias aren't prepared to serve them. Here's the problem and how you can help.

Bank Accounts for Kids: 10 Questions to Ask before Opening

By | April 18th, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, Kids & Money, Random|Tags: , , , , |

If your kids keep their cash in their closets, they'll miss a big lesson in money. Here are the questions that will best help them learn about banking.

Are You Living in the Least Affordable City?

By | April 14th, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, House & Money, Random|Tags: , , , , , |

Look at national rankings to see whether you might be better off house-hunting a lot further from home.

Fabulous Features of New Homes

By | April 1st, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, House & Money, Mom-o-nomics|Tags: , , , , , |

Want to salivate over real estate? Here are features of today's (brand) new homes.

Erase Credit Card Debt

By | March 10th, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, Life in Numbers|Tags: , , , , , , |

  Rely on your emotions to help free yourself of credit card debt. Question: If your credit card balance is $1000, carries a 24 percent interest rate, and you send in a 2 percent minimum on time each month — how long will it take to pay the card off completely? Answer: Never, says [...]

Raise Kids Who Grow Up to Be Rich

By | December 29th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Kids & Money|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

  You can use chocolate candies today to raise kids who earn more money. Use chocolate candies to teach math today and raise your kids to be rich tomorrow. Because kids with reading and math scores at age 7 are likely to earn more money in adulthood, according to research from the University of [...]

Whose Kids Are Smarter? Stay Home vs. Working Moms

By | December 29th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Working Moms & Money|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In today's edition of the topic we call Mom-Nonsense, we'll cover the debate about whether working or staying home is better for babies and present new evidence that....IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. Yes, ladies, we'll have to come up with another measure by which we can judge each other (organic cooking, perhaps?) because statistics from the U.S. [...]

Weight-Loss Danger Drugs: Holiday 2014

By | December 26th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Health & Money|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We all want to believe in weight loss miracles this season but these drugs could have your new hot-bod covered in a hospital gown for causing serious problems.

Computer Virus Scam: Get Your Money Back

By | November 13th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Recalls and Scams|Tags: , , , , , |

If you get a call from a guy claiming to be from Microsoft, hang up. Don't worry if you got scammed from the guy with the accent claiming to be from Microsoft - the guy does speak with great urgency -- because you're not alone. So many people believed and bought into that one that the [...]

How to Negotiate a Flexible Work Schedule

By | November 7th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Random, Working Moms & Money|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Flextime can enhance your life and build your company's bottom line. Here's how to negotiate.