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Holiday
1 Wrap It Up: Handprint Holiday Paper
lil tip
2 10 Budget and Family Friendly Things to Do This Weekend
Holiday
3 Ecomomics: Treasure Tree
Humor
4 Sticky Fingers: Baby Loot So Expensive You'll Consider Stealing It
Hanukkah
5 Wrap It Up: Hanukkah Paper
Huggies
6 Disposable Diapers Add Up! Unit Price of Popular Brands
Pregnancy
7 10 Incredibly Practical Baby Shower Presents
formula
8 Infant Formula Is the Real Liquid Gold at One Dollar an Ounce
Elementary
9 Kidoodles: Free Paper Play House Downloads
Shopping
10 Ecomomics: Do You Stock Up at End of Season Sales?
picnic
11 Cut Picnic Costs by Tossing Household Items in the Basket
newborn
12 Wet Wipes Add Up! Unit Price of Popular Brands
crafts
13 Hand Stitched Infant Gifts Leave an Impression
Money
14 Five Tips For Introducing Tots to Saving
Poll
15 Has the Tooth Fairy Increased Her Gifts in Your Home?
parenting
16 The Family Latte Factor: How to Save Money and Still Sip Coffee
Pregnancy
17 Seven Costs to Consider When Budgeting For Baby
Baby Showers
18 Very Basic and Budget Friendly Baby Shower Gifts
Does it cost you more to go to work than to stay at home with your kids? According to CNN Money, for many families, that's become the case. While having one parent stay at home used to be thought of as a luxury, in today's economy, many moms and dads who would rather be working have forfeited their careers because it makes better sense for their family's finances. A 2010 report issued by Child Read more
Expectant mamas might want to call a moving van if they live in New Jersey — the Garden State is the most expensive state to have a baby today. While the average US family will pay $9,617 to deliver vaginally and $15,799 for C-section, Jersey moms pay almost double that: $18,372 for a vaginal birth and $26,743 for a Cesarean. They may want to jump on the turnpike and head south a few hours to Read more
Children are many things — cheap is not one of them. While actual physical coupon clipping is suddenly cool again, thanks to a down economy and shows like Extreme Couponing, most busy moms don't have time to sit and clip for hours a day. With many of us doing our shopping online, combing the weeklies isn't going to do much good. We've rounded up a selection of great online deals this week — Read more
In this economy, parents-to-be are thinking less about luxurious layettes and more about baby basics. If you are looking to purchase something sensible for a mama-to-be, check out our slideshow of practical presents. Read more
The US Department of Agriculture estimates that the average middle-income family will spend almost $300,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18, and with the cost of baby supplies, you may be feeling like most of that will be spent during your tot's first years! Dream about taking a five-finger discount with our roundup of high-priced but necessary supplies for your offspring. Read more
When you ask a mother to choose between her child and her job, there's usually no contest. That's the maternal instinct, but should employers be blamed for taking that fact into consideration. A research firm that polled companies since the recession says that global corporations are less inclined to hire family women as of late. According to a Forbes report: According to the survey, bias Read more
Caffeine gets a lot of parents through the day. Some moms and dads only begin to function once they've had their liquid fix. But with the costs of raising a family, many couples have kicked off 2011 with a resolution to budget better. It's hard to give up anything — especially part of your daily routine — cold turkey so I tapped a former barista to give me the inside scoop for saving money Read more
Ready, set, shop! If you thought the preholiday sales were good, the postholiday ones are great! If one of your New Year's resolutions was to cut back your family's spending, take advantage of the current price cuts! With a little forethought, you can stock up on goods that can be used in the months to come. Read more
When birthday season hits, it does so with a bang – in mama's wallet. While your lil one covets invitations to all of his friends and classmates soirees, weekends packed with bowling, gym, and cooking parties mean that mom is spending plenty of time and dough at the toy store. Nobody wants to give a dud as a gift, but mom can't spend a fortune on every tot in the class. So tell me, how much do Read more
The sticker price of parenting is a huge shocker when you're just entering mommydom. On the "Yippity Sippity" episode of Weeds, new big bro Shane ventured into a baby store to buy a replacement stroller and learned the (faux) Yippity line was going to cost him $1,000. He asked what he could get for a $100, and the curt salesman told him a Yippity Sippity cup holder. The story of our lives. Shane Read more
