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Are you helping to pay for your child's college education? If so, you might want to talk with your child about your expectations. A new study reveals that some students getting their parents' financial help are slacking off academically.

Panera Opens New 'Pay As You Go' Café

Published: 01/22/2013 by Deirdre Wilson in Eating & Nutrition

The Panera restaurant chain is opening a new "pay as you go" café in downtown Boston. People with limited income will be allowed to pay what they can afford for a meal, while those who want to give back can pay a bit more than a meal is worth.

5 Things You Need to Know About Your Money

Published: 01/04/2013 by Christina Elston in Family Finances

Ignoring your money, even if you have a spouse who handles the family finances, is not a good idea. Your partner may not be as adept at money management as you think. Here are five things you both need to know about your finances.

As the economy continues to struggle along, a new report reveals that families are relying on wives' income at record high levels to help make ends meet.

While Massachusetts remains among the states with the highest median income in the nation, U.S. Census figures reveal that one in seven children here live in poverty.

Strategies for Back to School Shopping

Published: 07/20/2012 by Michelle Xiarhos Curran in Family Finances

Ready for those back-to-school clothes shopping battles with your kids? Here's how to make the most of that annual clothes shopping ritual by planning ahead, setting limits and working with your child to please everyone in the process

5 Questions for Financial Advisor John Spooner

Published: 05/25/2012 by Susan Flynn in Family Finances

Author and Boston-based financial adviser John Spooner pens a new common-sense advice book told through a series of letters to his grandchildren.

Surviving a Stalled Economy: Strategies for Families

Published: 12/22/2011 by Deirdre Wilson in Family Finances

As we head into another year of this recession, we all could use some strategies for stretching the dollar – spending less on bills and more on family fun and the future. Here's some sound, doable ideas from financial experts and parents.

Learn what your family can do to help the hungry in Massachusetts this holiday season, along with our annual list of other local causes worthy of support.

Introducing the Boston Parents Paper's 2011 Family Favorite Award winners! Each winner in categories covering places to eat, shop, play and explore in Massachusetts was chosen through votes by our readers and careful research by our editors