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, [...]
Prices for lamb in supermarkets are unusally low. This morning's price report told us food prices were the same - not higher, not lower, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you have a different opinion on the inflation situation, we'll back you up. Because while, yes, supermarket averages seemed steady, you can bet inside the aisles were some [...]
Gas prices expected to fall for summer - but not much. Gas prices during summer are expected to fall slightly, the U.S. Energy Information Agency reports. By July, prices should average $3.63 a gallon, just a drop - pun intended - lower than the past two years. Still, though, they won't reach those lovely low prices of [...]
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 [...]
Prices for soup ingredients are heating up. If you thought this winter weather was rough wait until you see what's going to happen to the price of the hot soup you eat at home. While the government’s report on wholesale prices this morning was tame – producers charged their customers 1.7 percent more than last year – [...]
The rate of volunteering around here is dropping. Does it feel like there are less people offering to sell tickets to the school's annual dinner dance? Or read to kids in the classroom? Your perception is likely a reality, seeing as the volunteer rate in America dropped in 2012, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here's what [...]
Each month, we tell you what economists know about shopping, which at first may not sound like much - thankfully pocket protectors are so versitle. But they do know that to get the most for your money, you gotta not only know where to shop but also when to shop. And these people do all sorts of number-crunching that proves right now prices too [...]
Money management is best learned early - when mistakes cost less. When it comes to a kid's weekly allowance there's just one thing that matters, according to Hollis Harman, an Emmy award-winning financial literacy expert and author of Money Sense for Kids. To teach your child the money-saving techniques you hope will become as habitual as teeth-brushing. [...]