Monday, February 6th, 2012
by Heather Eng
If you're like me, you know what'll be in your in-box every morning: e-mail offers from Groupon, LivingSocial, Scoutmob, Amazon, Blackboard Eats and the like.
I'll admit that when I first signed up for those daily deal e-mails, I purchased quite a few. I consider myself a smart shopper who lives...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
by Jonna Gallo
Hi, everyone. I’m Jonna, the articles director at Family Circle and the editor who handled
the school fundraising story in our March issue. I’m somewhat new to the school fundraising deal because until this past September, my oldest son was enrolled in a private school that charged a hefty tuition but...
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
by familycircle
Guest blogger Alina Tugend on school fundraising.
As the mother of a high-schooler and middle-schooler, I’ve now gone through, oh, let’s see, about a dozen years (more if you count pre-school!) of bake sales and car-wash fundraisers and stuffing tubs of frozen cookie dough I don’t particularly want into my freezer to support our schools.
Don’t get me...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
by Stephanie Emma Pfeffer
Still trying to implement your New Year’s Resolution of getting organized?
Manilla is a free new site that helps you manage all of your bills in one place. Enter your account information (credit cards, utilities, cell phone) into the secure server, then access billing statements and due dates with one click from your computer, smart phone ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
by Heather Eng
When it comes to relationships, finances are all too often a cause of friction. Between balancing your bank accounts with both of your goals and dreams, it's not a wonder that you may find yourselves butting heads.
In February's Family Finance column, our money-savvy mom, Stacey. L. Bradford, shares her tips...
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