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How do working parents manage school holidays?
As kids returned to school this week I could feel the sense of relief in the air and it caused me to once again question how full-time working parents manage child minding in the school holidays.
Should your new partner help support you and your children?
Negotiating money and finances in a new relationship is tricky enough, but doubly so when you have dependent children to bring into the mix.
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Sad about your kids going off to uni? You won’t be for long
There are plenty of opportunities, and a few risks, to think about when your kids leave home.
'Stupidest thing': The latest supermarket ban sending shoppers off their trolleys
Supermarket giant Coles has banned trolleys from being used at some of its self-service checkouts, sending some customers off theirs.
The modern horror story keeping women awake at night
The possibility that they might have to rely on someone else’s money at some point in their adult life should be keeping women up at night.
Confessions from a woman who employs au pairs – and isn't filthy rich
When we chose to let our hearts prevail and try for another baby there was a caveat that was led by the head: we planned to enlist help in the form of an au pair.
Ever raided your kids' piggy bank? You're not alone
New Australian study shines light on family finances.
Women: we need to talk about your money choices
Kate Ritchie is one of the prominent Australians fronting a new campaign to get women thinking about their future.
Does direct selling still work in the internet era?
Attracted by family-friendly flexibility and the chance to “be their own boss”, many women are trying their hand at direct selling. But is it all fun and games?
The problem with giving children gift vouchers as presents
Are youngsters ready to handle the wiles of advertisers and the complexities of 'credit' on a card?
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What our kids' pocket money says about the pay gap
When a group of leaders from girls’ schools across Australia were told boys were paid $13 and girls $9.60, you could hear the collective intake of breath.
The modern parent's guide to pocket money
Piggy banks are from the dark ages, it's all digital now.
The magic formula for pocket money
It doesn't matter how much pocket money you give your children, whether they have to do chores to "earn" it, or even if you give it at all.
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