5 Tips to Manage the Variable Costs in Your Budget
It’s a good idea to have a budget, even if it’s an informal one. Some of us do pretty well with the fixed-cost part of the budget. Fixed...
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: The Financial Cost of Personal Safety
Last weekend, my daughter and I reviewed her budget. It’s an inevitable task when your mom’s a financial planner, and I’d been nagging...
Tips for Parents Who Are Struggling Financially
Much of today’s parenting advice addresses parents who are well off or at least reasonably comfortable with their family’s financial...
High School Vo-Tech Training and Girls
Choices made in high school can dramatically shape your financial life as an adult. Education reporter Emily Deruy, writing for The...
Blue Collar Jobs and Unions
In her August article, “Fewer Unions, Lower Pay for Everybody” in The Atlantic, Alana Semuels points out that wealth inequality in the...
Moonlight Sonata - Could A Second Job Work for You?
We used to call it “moonlighting” – picking up extra work in addition to your day job. Now other terms like “consulting” or “side hustle”...