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You’re A Good Mother But the Economy Doesn’t Care

By | May 12th, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, Families & The Economy|Tags: , , , , |

  You can check homework all day, the economy doesn't care. We know very well a person doesn't get paid for parenting, but you'd think the meals we cook and the homework we check would at least raise our standards of living. Nope.  To measure the greatness of peoples' lives, economists use a number called Gross Domestic Product. It's [...]

Apple Will Refund $32 Million to Parents

By | April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, Mom-o-nomics, Recalls and Scams|Tags: , , , , , |

Kids are spending thousands of dollars in Apple apps without parental permission. Here's how to prevent your own kids from racking up crazy charges.

Family Fun For Free

By | April 2nd, 2014|Categories: Econo-YOU, Families & The Economy|Tags: , , , , , |

It may take a village to raise a child, but it doesn't have to take a fortune. Here's how to laugh, love and laugh more - for free.

Kid-O-Nomics: Start Teaching Kids about Money In Kindergarten and Keep Going

By | October 23rd, 2011|Categories: Kids & Money|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Allowances, jobs, saving and spending, the lastest push in education is to get economics in schools. Here's what you need to do at home. BY THE HOME ECONOMIST This week in her after-school program, teen coordinator for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Miami Diana Perez will introduce to junior-high kids a few real-life financial skills [...]