If you own a business, work for yourself or are an entrepreneur, one thing is for certain: You will encounter a low. It can be devastating financially and emotionally. Even tougher to swallow is that businesses are more likely to fail in their fifth year than their first, suggesting that even if you make it…
Finances
Here’s How Much You Should Pay Your Babysitter
A good babysitter is worth his or her weight in gold, but as any parent knows, it can be hard to find a fair hourly rate that also fits your budget. So what do most people across the nation pay their babysitters? Babysitting and child care site UrbanSitter, which surveyed over 20,000 families across the…
My Husband Knew Nothing About Our Finances
“Ohhh, I have to hide these shopping bags, my husband is going to kill me!” my friend said, her arms laden with her latest haul. I smiled, but couldn’t bring myself to laugh along. The truth is, I just can’t relate to that tired joke about men handling the money while women spend it all…
