Casey Slide
I did it. My mother did it. Her mother did it. Many of my friends did it, and I know countless other women who did it. Reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that 40% of mothers with children under age 6 are currently doing it.
Maybe you’re considering being a stay at home mom, too.
A year ago, I was faced with the dilemma of what to do with my life after I had my baby. Like many soon-to-be parents, I was approaching a crossroads and needed to decide the role I would play as the mother of my child.
“For better or for worse… For richer or for poorer.” This is what most of us promise to our spouse when we pledge ourselves in marriage. But unfortunately, many couples today can’t seem to survive either richer or poorer due to poor money management skills.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Necessity never made a good bargain.” It was true back in Ben’s time and it’s still true today.
People everywhere love 
If you need to tighten up your spending and saving efforts, consider taking your beauty allocation out of your monthly budget to free up some extra cash.
Summer tends to be the most expensive season of the year, rivaled only by the winter holidays. The costs for 
Babies are not very materialistic. They don’t care about how beautiful their 
Worrying about money has been so ingrained in our culture today that it has literally become an epidemic.
Setting up a baby’s nursery is an exciting time for expecting parents. They express their love for their new little one with every piece of furniture they buy. Parents often worry about having the perfect looking room for their baby, but the baby may only thank them by leaving their teeth marks all around the top of the crib. Parents should worry less about the look of the nursery, and focus instead on the safety of the furniture and accessories in the room. 
It’s funny how people have different emotions when it comes to spending money. Some feel excited and enjoy spending their hard-earned money, and others don’t like spending at all. Some even feel guilty almost every time they buy something. Perhaps you also experience this most unwelcome emotion when you make a purchase.
Recently, a friend of mine told me her young son was jumping out of his crib. He is only a year and a half, and his new ability took his mother by surprise. She had concerns about the safety of her son, and concerns about the costs associated with buying her son a new toddler or twin bed.
Some years ago I had the opportunity to travel around Europe with some students for three weeks. I visited Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, and France. During my trip, I stayed in a number of dorm-like facilities, known as hostels.
There are many ways to choose a college. You could choose one based on where you want to live, where your parents went to school, or even where your friends plan to attend. When selecting a school, it’s important to consider various metrics in order to find the college that best suits you and your unique needs.
It’s that time again. It’s time to get your kids ready to go back to school by purchasing paper, pencils, and crayons. School supplies can cost a fortune; unfortunately, back to school clothes shopping costs even more.
Say, for example, that a married couple makes a total of $100,000 a year. Both spouses work hard for their money, and enjoy spending their discretionary income. But who gets to spend more on discretionary purchases if one spouse makes $30,000 a year, while the other makes $70,000? Can each spouse still respect and love the other, without fostering feelings of guilt and resentment? Yes, but it is not easy. Income inequality in marriages, while common, unfortunately causes unnecessary tension in many relationships. 