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Why Kids Who Play Sports Earn More Money as Adults

By | December 13th, 2015|Categories: Econo-YOU, Kids & Money|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Kids who play sports grow up to make more money and now we know why. But we also know your kid doesn't have be the star player - or even on a varsity team - to reap the adult financial rewards that childhood sports can offer.   Lori Wolk, a mother of three in Parkland Florida, has always [...]

The Price of Over-Parenting

By | May 9th, 2015|Categories: Econo-YOU, Families & The Economy|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

  Over-parenting, say researchers, is expensive and ineffective. Hands-on parenting is a good thing, right? Right! We didn’t have these kids so they could raise themselves, did we? No we did not. That’s why we’re only too happy to cultivate their every interest and — while we’re at it — introduce them to impressionism, [...]

Disciplined say “What-the-Hell” to Debt

By | September 29th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Shopping & Money|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

It's the strongest dieters and debtors who slip and say, "What the hell?"

Kids and Volunteering: Raising Happy Leaders

By | April 11th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Families & The Economy, Mom-o-nomics, Random|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

Materialistic Couples Are Often Miserable

By | November 16th, 2012|Categories: Econo-YOU, Money & Marriage|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The holiday shopping season is upon us and that means that thanks to a few generous husbands some of us will next week be strutting around new designer bags or draped with sparkling diamonds. And while the rest of us will for sure be admiring your loot, it won't do us any good to be lusting after your relationships. Scientists are [...]