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The holidays can be a very expensive time of year if we’re not careful. With gifts, big holiday meals, cards, parties, the list is endless; you can find yourself spending a fortune and in credit card debt come the new year. Even in good financial times it makes sense to trim that holiday [Read the rest]

If you haven’t done so already this is a great time to begin teaching your children about money. With the economy on questionable ground we are all saving more, spending less, spending more consciously and revisiting our budgets. Children have a hard time grasping the concept of money and the value of things [Read the rest]

These are trying financial times. It seems like every time you turn on the news or read the paper it is just more bad news about the economy. The suffering goes far beyond wall street and hits the average family where it hurts most, they pocket book. Most families these days are [Read the rest]

It seems like everyday the news is filled with more stories that impact our pocket books.  Gas prices are high, the stock market is down, unemployment is up, food prices are skyrocketing, etc, etc, etc.  A trip to the grocery store now costs more, you need to budget more for gas for your upcoming family [Read the rest]

The average cost of an adoption in the United States is $10,000 to $20,000.  Some do cost much more and some cost less.  The cost of the adoption will be influenced by the agency you work with, your state laws, whether your adoption is local or international, and the age of the child you are [Read the rest]