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The economy didn’t just hurt 529 plans financially.
After years of big jumps in usership of the state-sponsored piggy banks for higher education, the Wall Street Journal is reporting a drop in the number of parents investing in 529 plans for their kids these days.
So are parents not saving for their kids’ educations? Continue reading »
Schools are starting to look more like Blockbuster these days – they’re instituting late fees.
Only where a late drop-off is a problem at the video store, a late pick-up is raising the rates for parents at their local elementary schools. Continue reading »
A working mom might not be the “caregiver” during the day for her kids, but she’s the one still carrying the burden.
According to a story over at MSNBC this week, women are overwhelmingly making the childcare arrangements for their kids, and the cost of paying the sitter comes out of her paycheck. Continue reading »
Hey Dad, want more representation on the pages of a parenting magazine? Time to open your wallet. And not necessarily in the magazine section.
It’s true most parenting magazines have mom-free names and try to insert a page or two “just for dad,” but the reason the overwhelming amount of content is geared toward the female persuasion has a lot less to do with the editors than it does the people who are paying to get the magazine out the door: the advertisers. Continue reading »
Ever feel like debating with the person calling to sell you something at dinner time is like talking to your kids? It might well be.
A Utah company that conducts surveys and collects information via the telephone will have to pay more than half a million dollars in fines for hiring kids as young as thirteen to staff its phone banks. Continue reading »
The new American Girl doll is just like any girl in America – struggling with the economic downturn. In fact Gwen Thompson is homeless.
But don’t expect the average American girl to afford her.
If you want to teach your little darlings about the harsh realities of the world, you’ll have to pay $95 for the honor. Continue reading »
The “we don’t have a sitter excuse” is gone for parents who were planning to scrimp on the vacation in the tight economy. To boost their numbers, a romantic resort for couples in the picturesque Poconos is offering to pay parents’ sitting bills for the weekend.
The northeastern Pennsylvania area is among the state’s most popular with tourists, but it’s got financial fears to go along with the economy too. Continue reading »
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