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Career after baby? What career?
You can skirt around the issue of returning-to-work after baby with whatever fancy, politically correct phrases you like, but when it’s reduced down like a Masterchef-style jus, the stress, the negotiation, the juggle and the guilt make the whole process, simply, crap.
Should you have a third child or not?
I thought our family had been complete with our two boys. I had no idea how much I needed my daughter until she was here.
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The conversation you need to have before getting pregnant
It might seem unthinkable but sometimes the unthinkable happens.
Minimum cost of raising a child is now $140 a week
The cost of raising children has risen sharply over the past two decades.
Half of women fear having a baby will hurt their career
Having a baby can be scary for a thousand different reasons, but the possibility that you could lose your job, or that your career will suffer, shouldn't be one of them. However, nearly half of all working women are nervous about how having a baby could affect their career, according to a PwC study, released recently.
Eight steps to prepare financially for having a baby
If you've just found out you're having a baby (or babies), congratulations! Here's the financial advice I wish I'd known when I was in your shoes. Updated for 2017, of course.
Buy now, pay plenty later: warnings sound on layby apps
"Buy now, pay later" apps cater to millennials' need for instant gratification and short attention spans. Users can sign-up to the apps in a matter of seconds with no credit checks.
Why wealthy families are opting for more kids
A couple with two kids seems to be the clichéd family make-up and for many also the ideal. But what if you throw another child into the mix – by choice?
'Never sleep, just panic': Working from home with baby
"How hard could it be?"
How you can put your finances on a 5:2 diet
Learn how to do 'clean spending'.
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Female doctors asked about family plans during job interviews, AMA says
Female junior doctors are being asked about their plans to have children during job interviews, prompting the Australian Medical Association to slam the practice as something which should have "stopped yesterday".
The company where women get promoted while on maternity leave
In corporate Australia where there are just a handful of female CEOs on the ASX 200, and 13 of the nation's largest boards still without any women on it, male chiefs need to push women to climb the corporate ladder.
'I felt this enormous amount of conflict': the rise in stay-at-home fathers
Like many young Canberra couples Dan and Juanita Watters found themselves facing tough career choices when deciding to start a family. Both working full time and trying to juggle work and family responsibilities, something had to give.
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