I haven't posted in a while -been too busy staring at my 401k statement and figuring out ways to

Are you making any changes to your personal spending habits due to the economic crisis?  Have your re-evalutated your family budget to determine where to cut back spending?  How much have you told your kids about your money situation?  As a full time career mom I pay for convenience.  I don't have the time to scour the sales, I pay extra for p

Nestled in between the economic crisis and the election is this little "holiday" named, Halloween. I admit, I am so not focused on Halloween right now which is kind of tough since my 3 boys live for trick o treating and the hordes of candy they bring home.

I'm finding myself increasingly obsessed with watching CNN and reading post after post on financial and credit matters.  In fact as I write this post, I realize CNN has replaced my Ipod as back ground "music".

There is much debate on how much to tell your children about the current economy.  It's the main focus of the news, it's talked about in school and we live in an area where many parents work for major financial institutions.