Dear Uber, I love you. The end. What else can I say? I mean, what’s not to love? When my friends in Chicago first told me about you a year ago, I honestly thought you sounded too good to be true. I was wrong. You’re a taxi, car service personal driver all in one. Let’s […]
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Let’s talk about finances and money! With parenting comes family financial planning. Starting a family means new tax cuts and preparing for your financial future. We have great advice from people in the “money” industry on all topics — including taxes, planning, family planning and more to help you be prepared for any and all financial responsibilities.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Grandson Is Not Paying Back Grandfather’s Loan
One of my grandchildren is 26-year-old Joshua. His parents divorced when he was young. He grew up without any financial advantages. He never went to college, but his friends describe him as brilliant and a genius. I describe him as a hustler, an entrepreneurial risk-taker, and a bit of a wise guy. A few years […]
Time-Saving Tips for Home, Kitchen and Kids
Becoming a mom means becoming a time management expert! It’s amazing how many things we moms have to fit in each day – from managing our home, to keeping up with the kids’ schedules and school work. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that fitting in a little time for ourselves is just as important as […]
Is Stuck Really Stuck?
We often receive comments and questions from readers such as the query posed below: I know a couple of women who are stuck! What does stuck mean? When we mentioned to the author that other people with the same internal conversation would be interested in what she had to say, she gave us her approval […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Grandmother Is Too Generous
My mother and I never had any conflict at all about my two children (her grandchildren) until after my father died and she got a very small inheritance. Before that, she and my dad were generous with their gift giving at holidays and birthdays, and we all enjoyed it. But since my father died, she […]
5 Tips for Planning Healthy Back-to-School Meals
School is back in session and your schedule has taken a turn toward busy. How do you help your family stay fueled for after school activities? The answer is simple: planning. The time you take to plan will help you stay organized and healthy even through the busy back to school season. One of the […]
Marriage: Romantic AND Financial Partnership
Marriage isn’t just a romantic relationship; it is also a financial partnership. Determining whether or not to combine finances when going into a marriage is just as weighty and possibly controversial a topic as whom to invite to your wedding, whose family to go to for a holiday, and when or even whether to have […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Philanthropic Grandparents Can Make a Difference
Dear Readers, The exact number of grandparents involved in philanthropic activities is not known, but it is an undisputed fact that multitudes of grandparents are performing charitable acts in numerous ways, e.g., volunteering, making donations, starting their own organizations. Grandparents become involved with charitable organizations for a variety of reasons, for example, they want to: […]