Money & Career

No-stress strategies for spreading the joy...and cash

How much did you spend on groceries last week? Between wallet-busting shopping runs and last-minute trips to pick up frozen...

They may be the easiest present, but to get the most bang for your gift card-giving buck, make sure you ask yourself these four questions before you buy

My son started preschool this year. He’s in a co-op program, so I get to volunteer one morning a month to help chase after the 13 kids in his class. I love being able to do this but it’s completely exhausting. And it gives me a huge appreciation of how much work his teachers do to make his school experience great.

I’ve written before about the pitfalls of paying bills late due to being overscheduled and somewhat disorganized - and every time I pay late and get dinged with a charge, I wonder if I should just sign up to have our monthly payments automatically deducted from our bank account.