What? School just got out. Why am I broaching this topic now? For those who watch their budgets, sending a child off to college can wreck unexpected havoc on your fiscal flow chart. If you haven’t considered the many “unmentionables” that college life costs us parental units, it’s high time to start planning AND saving.
August [...]
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It was the last day of school. As was tradition, I arrived to pick my kids up.
They weren’t in the car yet, but I girded my loins to prepare for battle. Brightly colored papers clutched in my youngest daughter’s hands bore evidence of impending drama. Extracting one she proclaimed, “Mom!” “There’s a gymnastic camp [...]
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