Here are 7 tricks to balancing work and home. As mothers, we worry about work-life balance, hoping we’ve spent enough time with our kids. Yet along the way we meet so many moms who navigate changes with endless grace.What do they know that we don’t? Cali Williams Yost — an expert on workplace flexibility [...]
Scammers are always cramming charges on to our cell phone bills. If your cell phone bill seems higher than expected you might be tempted to scream at the nearest teen for texting too much but hold-it-right-there: the culprit could be even sneakier. Fake companies are frequently cramming unauthorized charges on to our cell phone bills, [...]
An Indiana pharmacy is recalling all perscriptions. During a recent inspection at an independent pharmacy in Indiana, government officials determined that vials used to store injectable drugs were not sterile, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration. The pharmacy - Nora Apothecary & Alternative Therapies - is recalling all drugs it compounded, saying that patients are [...]
The bombings in Boston are opening everyone's hears and wallets. And that's exactly why fake charities are springing up overnight. The government's Federal Trade Commission has compiled a checklist to insure our good money goes to great causes. Background check charities at: CharityWatch or The Better Business Bureau's WISE GIVING Alliance. Ask for detailed information about the charity, including name, address, [...]
Entertain your kids while teaching them about money - online options. Don't let the fear of boring your kids to death keep you from teaching them about money! Nope, because now there are ways to keep everyone awake and - get this - even energized! We scoured the web and brought back ten exciting money games geared toward [...]
Kids and Community Service: Because people who volunteer are happier and more educated. Teens and kids - it turns out - are happy to volunteer in their communities. Check it out: over 16.9 million kids between ages 16 years old and 19 years old donated hours to a worthy cause in 2012, according to the Bureau of [...]
The government followed around 9,000 kids and found out what happens to those who don't go to college. Call it the government's version of Facebook. Each year, the Feds choose 9,000 kids to follow and - in turn - finds a few interesting facts about what happens when they don't finish school. Simple answer: they have more trouble finding jobs. The government - [...]
Some theaters still selling young kids tickets to R-rated movies. The government recently sent young, undercover shoppers into stores - such as Walmart - and movie theaters, including Regal Cinemas, to see how many would be allowed to buy violent video games and tickets to shows with seriously mature material, according to a new [...]