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That’s So Funny!

Sigh… parenting, on some days, can be anything but funny! Do you remember those images you had of parenting your children, before you had children? I thought that children just slept, ate and listened. I was a pretty compliant kid so I thought that my kids would be the same. […]

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Get Dressed for Work: The Best Under-$50 Fashion Finds for the Office

We’ve all heard the advice, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have,” but what happens when the wardrobe for the job you want doesn’t quite align with the paycheck for the job you have? With a little savvy shopping skills and a well-rounded collection of basics, […]

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Budgeting for Baby: A Soon-to-be Mother’s Guide for Shopping Black Friday Sales

From cribs and co-sleepers to car seats and strollers, soon-to-be-mothers face an endless “must-have” shopping list. Newborn necessities do not come cheaply. The average middle class family will spend approximately $12,000 on child-related expenses in their baby’s first year of life. Having a newborn, however, doesn’t have to create a […]

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Don’t Let Your Child Be a College Dropout

College graduates have higher employment rates and earn more money but college graduation rates in the United States are falling, according to an article published in The New York Times. In addition, more than 70 percent of Americans matriculate at a four-year college but less than two-thirds end up graduating, […]

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4 Travel Apps For Pregnant Women While Traveling

In a heated debate over traveling by car or plane? About 250,000 motor vehicle accidents involve pregnant women every year, according to Mike Pearlman, MD, the vice chair and professor of obstetrics-gynecology at the University of Michigan Health Systems. If you decide to travel in the air rather than on […]

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What to Know While Choosing the Family Cruiser

You’ve traded in dreams of a hot sports car for the reality of a practical and spacious minivan — now that you have a family. Can you have both? You can find a vehicle that meets all your family needs and personal desires if you keep the following suggestions in […]