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Be Cautious When Donating to Boston Victims

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-19T18:40:01+00:00 April 19th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Mom-o-nomics, Recalls and Scams|Tags: Boston scams, charity scams, check charities, how do I know a charity is real, how do you know if Boston charities are real, make sure your money goes to a good cause, what's the best way to give money to Boston victims|

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 [...]

Food Prices High for Lettuce, Apples – Lower for Lamb

By The Home Economist| 2013-05-22T10:30:55+00:00 April 16th, 2013|Categories: Random|Tags: apple prices, CPI, food prices, inflation, lamb prices, lettuce prices, retail prices|

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 [...]

Forecast: Lower Gas Prices for Summer Driving Season

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-15T18:01:35+00:00 April 15th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Families & The Economy, Random|Tags: forecast for gas prices, gas prices, save money on gas, summer driving season|

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, [...]

Money Games for Kids

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-12T15:16:19+00:00 April 12th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Families & The Economy, Kids & Money, Random|Tags: bringing economic concepts to life for kids, how can I teach my kid about advertising, how can I teach my kid about budgeting, how can I teach my kid about the federal reserve board, kids and money, Money games for kids, online money games for kids, state quarters, teens and money, trivia questions about coins|

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 [...]

Kids and Volunteering: Raising Happy Leaders

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-11T15:50:35+00:00 April 11th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Families & The Economy, Mom-o-nomics, Random|Tags: Brett Graff, business ideas for kids, helping the needy, how can my child become a volunteer, how can my teen volunteer, how to get your child involved in community service, how to organize a clothing drive, how to organize a food drive, ideas for kids and community service, Kids and community service, kids and volunteering, teens and community service, teens and volunteering, teens helping the needy, why kids who volunteer are happier|

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 [...]

How to Stop Spending Money on Status Items for Self-Esteem

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-06T21:03:08+00:00 April 6th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Happiness & Money|Tags: buying things as a boost, buying things to feel better about yourself, do people buy things because they're miserable, feeling depressed and shopping, purses and ego, retail therapy, shopping to feel better, status items and self-esteem, why do people buy status items|

Most of us buy status items when feeling down to show others we're actually valuable. After those ego blows that slam us while we're parenting, working, excercising -- okay fine, living- we're more likely to spend big [...]

Picture Yourself (Yes You) Owning a Second Home

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-05T16:17:14+00:00 April 5th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU|Tags: affordable real estate, are all second home buyers millionaires, can I flip a house, electric bills, heating your home, home prices, home-buying, how much money can I spend on a home, living at home, real estate, second homes, should I buy a second home, should I buy a vacation home|

Don't think you can swing a second home? Think again. A second home, you must be asking with startle and amazement. You can hardly pay for the first, let alone keep it clean. But get [...]

What Happens When Kids Dropout of School

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-02T13:16:51+00:00 April 2nd, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Kids & Money, Life in Numbers|Tags: college and income, do kids need college, does my child need college, how can I make sure my kid gets a good job, National Longitudinal Survey, what happens if my child doesn't go to college|

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 [...]

Kid Shoppers Still Score R-Rated Movies, Violent Video Games

By The Home Economist| 2013-04-07T19:47:49+00:00 March 25th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Kids & Money, Mom-o-nomics|Tags: can kids buy cds with Parential Advisory Label, can kids buy mature video games, how hard is it for kids to buy r-rated DVD, is it easy for kids to buy mature videos, Kids and R-rated movies, Kmart, regal cinemas AMC Entertainment, underage, underage shoppers|

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 [...]

Jobs for Kids: Beyond the Lemonaide Stand

By The Home Economist| 2013-03-17T18:11:17+00:00 March 17th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Kids & Money|Tags: business ideas for kids, chores, jobs for kids, kids and money, teaching kids the rewards of hard work, teaching kids the value of money, working and kids|

There are plenty of ways kids can earn money before they're old enough for jobs. Don’t let those pesky child labor laws get in the way of teaching your kids the value [...]

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