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Five ways to save on back-to-school electronics

Kids and money

For parents, the ABCs of college finance

For parents, the ABCs of college finance

Look at your child, and think of college.

When should you start talking to kids about money?

As young as 2 years old, children observe ALL of our behaviors and dealing with money is one of those behaviors that take place everyday....

Kids learn from Social Security statements

Some aspects of summer life never change: soaking up the sun, sipping ice cold lemonade, and listening to our kids complain about not making...

Save your wallet from college costs

If you're the parent of a first-time college student, this is the heart of buying season.

Students learn that not all debt is bad debt

With work sheets laid out on the tables, the 11 high school students looked ready to dive into their group projects.

College life

8 things to learn to cook before you head off to college

8 things to learn to cook before you head off to college

Before you — or a kid you've fed, oh, since birth — pack up all those earthly belongings, and head away from home at the end...

Pictures: Top Party Schools

Parents get clued in. Princeton Review ranks the nation's top party schools based on alcohol and drug use, hours of study each day, and...

Textbooks, finding the bargains

Students have taken on this issue and found ways that don't subtract too much from their wallets. But, it's gotten more complicated. There...

College separation anxiety

Your younger son is dreading his big brother's college departure. How can you help him cope?

Are your college-bound kids financially savvy?

As a member of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, Sharon Lechter has witnessed firsthand how even the brightest college...