The Men's Magazine for Dads
There’s something about summer that just makes people want to have fun and splurge. Once it hits 70 degrees, everyone is ready to venture outside for some summer fun; often a costly endeavor. Whether it’s taking a vacation or just […]
It sounds like a headline from The Onion, but no, this is true. When I went through the drive-thru tonight at our neighborhood Mickey D’s to treat the family to a first-day-of-school dessert, I asked for cups of water for […]
Financial Specialist Shares Ways to Help Your Child While Protecting Your Retirement From $20,000 to $65,000 a year – that’s the tuition cost for one year of college, says John McDonough, a money expert who helps retirees and parents plan […]
College loan debt has topped $1 trillion and that debt load is threatening parents’ ability to retire as well as students’ financial future. For college graduates, repaying student loans often means postponing buying homes or cars, getting married, and saving […]
No, I don’t blame Hollywood or the Dark Knight for the Colorado shootings. But, I do blame Hollywood for the deterioration of its product, the resulting desensitization of our kids, and the overall lack of concern for what it produces […]
Human nature is such that when something doesn’t directly affect you, it’s easy to not pay attention. Such has been the case for this dad regarding the escalating costs of college, the incredible competition to get in, and all the […]
It seems to me that while Mother’s Day is akin to the Super Bowl, Father’s Day is more like a junior high scrimmage. If you’re skeptical, just look at the statistics. Last year Americans spent $5.2 billion more celebrating mom […]
Helping Teens Financially Means More Than Handing Them Money As children blossom into young men and women, most insist on planning and running their own lives. Parents worry about all the basic essentials for their kids’ independent living, like housing, […]
Saving is at the core of a solid financial eduction. Learning to save is not something that is easy to do in our consumer-oriented culture, however. Leading by example — and talking about how saving is helping you reach your […]
As parents, one of the most important lessons for us to teach our children is how to spend and save wisely. By sharing financial lessons with our kids starting at an early age, we can help them understand the importance […]
It’s no secret that the United States lags well behind the rest of the West in the number of vacation days taken each year. For some, it may even be considered a mark of pride, proof that a dedicated American […]
The story of the financial collapse of 2008 is well rehearsed in our national consciousness: an over-priced housing market supported risky “sub-prime” mortgages made to middle- and upper-middle class folks who overreached, borrowing more than they should have, and those […]
Have any of these scenarios happened to you? You’re eating lunch at your desk and checking your Web email account. A friend forwards a YouTube video that’s hilarious yet full of swear words. You forward it to an office buddy […]
It seems to happen every year – no matter what we budget, many of us get caught up in the holiday spirit and end up spending more money than we can really afford to. Here are five tips to keep […]
For millions of Americans, being out of work one more day is an all too familiar situation. The jobs that people once had have been eliminated, bills are due, part-time jobs aren’t paying well, families need to eat, and unemployment […]