Over the last 24 months, more than 14 million units of drugs and medical equipment have been recalled due to defect. The latest was a February 17th announcement by the makers of Tylenol who recalled 574,000 bottles of infants’ Tylenol Oral Suspension. The recall is due to the product’s simple dosing measuring system that may fail and fall in to the suspension. Although … [Read more...] about What’s With All of The Recalls? Latest Infants Tylenol Recall and More
Financial Literacy: What to Teach Younger Children
Financial literacy is an important part of raising children to be successful and independent. However, good money habits don’t just develop spontaneously. Children need to have instruction in financial literacy from the time they are small. It is possible for you to teach younger children about money, building a solid financial foundation for them in the years that … [Read more...] about Financial Literacy: What to Teach Younger Children
Superbowl Weekend and Links
As a New Yorker I'm stoked to see the Giants in the Big Game! It will be fun to watch it with the kids too. Though I suspect their interest will wane pretty quickly. That's OK, the little ones are still young (our oldest daughter isn't that interested in it). Do you get the whole family involved in the SuperBowl? Do you hold a big party? How do you get everyone … [Read more...] about Superbowl Weekend and Links
5 Kids Expenses to Budget For – Apart from College
Most parents understand the need to prepare for their children’s college educations by budgeting money while the kids grow. But there are other expenses—not on the magnitude of college—that are also worthy of budgets all there own. If you have children who are at least in middle school, you already have an idea of at least some of them. But if your kids are only a few … [Read more...] about 5 Kids Expenses to Budget For – Apart from College
How to Save on Groceries When You Have a Food Intolerance
If you or a loved one has a food allergy or intolerance, you may be frustrated by your escalating grocery bill. In my own family, both my daughter and I have a dairy intolerance, and I just recently I found out I also have a soy intolerance. When we first discovered our dairy intolerance nine months ago, we struggled with trying to keep our grocery bill low. Now that it … [Read more...] about How to Save on Groceries When You Have a Food Intolerance