Meet Penny Wise. She’s the parent who never seems stressed out about money. She’s savvy about her purchases, but never comes off as stingy. Here’s how to be just like her.
Mark Fenton, a 46-year-old flight coordinator in Hamilton, Ont., was laid of from his job for six...
Is eating dinner together a quaint relic of the past or an essential daily nutrient for your family?
There was once a time when the traditional dinner hour was a given – mother proudly carried steaming dishes to the table, dad carved the beef, and kids minded their manners. The...
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The majority of Canadian families hand over nearly half their earnings to the government in the form of taxes. Don’t let even more money slip through your fingers by not taking advantage of all the tax breaks available. “Some of these...
What’s the first thing you think of when you picture a social worker? Perhaps it’s an image of someone, underpaid and burnt out, weary from dealing with drug-addicted mothers and abusive fathers who don’t give a damn about their kids. Perhaps you see them as jaded from witnessing too...
When the mother of my daughter’s best friend told us she had lost her job, Lucy’s first question was, “Does this mean Claire can’t come to summer camp with me?” I reassured her that her friend would likely go, but we’d have to see if Claire’s mother got another...
