Baby
How Much Does it Really Cost to Have a Baby?
Amalah is on maternity leave and Amanda from Mandajuice and the Naked Ledger joins the Alphamom Virtual Village and steps in with her expertise.
Money & Work
How to Start a Family Budget
Need to start a family budget but feeling lost where to start? Our weekly financial contributor lays it out for you in five simple steps.
Relationships
How To Stick to a Family Budget
We’ve already given you tips on how to start a family budget. We are following up with five easy steps to help you stay the course!
Money & Work
How to Choose a Family Home in a Down Real Estate Market
Looking for a house in this market? It can be terrifying with For Sale signs everywhere. Here are some strategies to help you get through the process.
Money & Work
How to Choose a Family Financial Planner
Financial planning might not be something we should endeavor to undertake alone. Here’s how to find the right financial planner for your family.
Money & Work
Prepare Your Family’s Tax Return
It’s tax season and if you’re like me, you have a big pile of paperwork that needs to be sorted through. Here’s how to make the entire process less stressful.
Health
How to Save Money on Your Family’s Medical Care
With health care costs on the rise, life with kids is more expensive than ever. Here are five ways to save money and still keep your family healthy.
Money & Work
How to Buy Life Insurance for Your Family
Life insurance–no family financial plan is complete without it. We have some practical advice to help you through the process of purchasing life insurance.
Money & Work
5 Family Financial Planning Essentials
How to make sure you are covered in every area. Now that tax season is over, come see how well you are doing and where you need to step it up!
Pregnancy
When You’re Not Going Back
Quitting your job before, during or after maternity leave.
Your Life
A New Budget for the New Year
Make this the year you finally figure out where all the money goes…and how to stop some of it from getting away from you in the first place.
Money & Work
To Budget Or Not To Budget
A mom needs help talking to her husband about her wish to get at budgeting and financial planning. How can she start this conversation with him given that it’s a charged topic for both of them?
Parenting
How to Best Crack the Career/Parenting Balance Code
Should you work full time? Part time? Stay home with baby? One parent wants to know how you make the right choice for you and your kid(s).
Your Life
When Unexpected Expenses Prompt an Existential Crisis
One of the “joys” of home ownership is all of the unplanned ways in which you get to spend extra money! And it’s making me question my life choices.
Education
Pushing Back on a Pushy Therapist
Mom is in a sticky situation with a speech therapist who is insisting that her preschooler needs weekly therapy. But finances are very tight. Is there workaround to propose?
Money & Work
5 Financial To-Dos for Every Parent (and parent-to-be)
Five Financial To-Dos for every parent from life insurance to estate planning; these are must-dos for parents and parents-to-be.
Money & Work
Doable Money-Saving Tips for Back-To-School from a BTDT Mom
We have some practical tips to help reduce back-to-school spending and get the most out of your back-to-school budgets.