Family finance

Cost-effective meals: One day living below the poverty line

Cost-effective meals: One day living below the poverty line

Save some coin with these cost-effective meals, equalling to about $7 in total.

Eshun Mott

Stay-at-home moms on the rise...but why?

Stay-at-home moms on the rise...but why?

A new US report shows that the number of stay-at-home moms is increasing, but it’s not by choice. Jennifer Pinarski wonders if the same is true for Canada.

Jennifer Pinarski

Daughters of SAHMs earn more as adults: Study

Daughters of SAHMs earn more as adults: Study

As another study paints a glum portrait of the financial status of stay-at-home moms, Jennifer Pinarski looks for the silver lining.

Jennifer Pinarski

How I use my kids to cut costs

How I use my kids to cut costs

Ian Mendes has found a crafty way of using his daughters to save some coin.

Ian Mendes

6 financial tips for families with special needs

6 financial tips for families with special needs

Check out these six financial benefits designed to support families who have children with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

GoFundMe Dad speaks out

GoFundMe Dad speaks out

Jennifer Pinarski catches up with Adam Dolgin, the dad behind a controversial plan for becoming a stay-at-home parent.

Jennifer Pinarski

Top 10 places in Canada to raise kids

Top 10 places in Canada to raise kids

MoneySense recently released their list of best cities in Canada. Here's what ranked the highest for raising children.

Mark Brown

Stay-at-home parents: Fundraising to fulfill the dream?

Stay-at-home parents: Fundraising to fulfill the dream?

Being a stay-at-home parent isn’t cheap, but would you ask your friends to fund it? One dad blogger tested the waters, much to the Internet’s disdain. Jennifer Pinarski shares her thoughts.

Jennifer Pinarski

Guide to 2013 family tax credits and deductions

Guide to 2013 family tax credits and deductions

In the stress and chaos of tax season, these 8 family tax credits and deductions can help save you time and money.

Today's Parent

Money: How to recover after the holidays

Money: How to recover after the holidays

Money recovery: Here's how to get your finances back on track, and ways to avoid the same situation next year.

Kira Vermond

12 easy ways to save on your taxes before 2014

12 easy ways to save on your taxes before 2014

Read on to find out 12 tips and tricks for lowering your family's 2013 tax bill before April 2014.

Evelyn Jacks

Should stay-at-home moms sign a postnup?

Should stay-at-home moms sign a postnup?

Are postnuptial agreements the best way to compensate stay-at-home moms? Jennifer Pinarski isn't so sure.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to start giving your child an allowance

How to start giving your child an allowance

Susan Spicer

When is it time to give your child an allowance?

When is it time to give your child an allowance?

Ian Mendes wonders whether the time is right to start giving his daughters an allowance for completing their chores.

Ian Mendes

Stay-at-home mom: My struggle to re-enter the workforce

Stay-at-home mom: My struggle to re-enter the workforce

As Jennifer Pinarski searches for extra work to make ends meet, she’s run into a specific employment obstacle: education.

Jennifer Pinarski

How being broke made me appreciate staycations

How being broke made me appreciate staycations

With a love-hate relationship for family "staycations," Jennifer Pinarski manages to both save money and have fun by playing tourist in her own hometown.

Jennifer Pinarski

Could you raise a child on $3,500 annually?

Could you raise a child on $3,500 annually?

The Fraser Institute reported that a Canadian child could be raised on $3,500 annually. Jennifer Pinarski argues that that's no way to live.

Jennifer Pinarski

Money troubles and fixes: Three families

Money troubles and fixes: Three families

We talked to three Canadian families about their biggest financial worries — and what to do about them.

Tamar Satov

How to overcome your greatest fears as a parent

How to overcome your greatest fears as a parent

Is there really nothing to fear but fear itself? Jennifer Pinarski puts the popular saying to the test as she faces down a few fears of her own.

Jennifer Pinarski

Canada's fertility rate declines — again

Canada's fertility rate declines — again

Today's Parent deputy editor Leah Rumack responds to a Statistics Canada report about Canada's declining fertility rate.

Leah Rumack

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