http://boston.parenthood.com Boston Parents Paper - Guide Family Finances http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/content_files/img_logo_rss.png http://boston.parenthood.com http://boston.parenthood.com/article/downside-to-parents-paying-for-college.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/downside-to-parents-paying-for-college.html Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:14:26 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/panera-pay-as-you-go.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/panera-pay-as-you-go.html Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:13:31 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-money.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-money.html Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:09:00 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/relying-on-wives-income.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/relying-on-wives-income.html Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:07:06 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/1-in-7-massachusetts-kids-lives-in-poverty.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/1-in-7-massachusetts-kids-lives-in-poverty.html Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:02:45 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/strategies-for-back-to-school-shopping.html 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 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/strategies-for-back-to-school-shopping.html Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:39:15 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3044272.jpg 57 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/5-questions-for-financial-advisor-john-spooner.html Author and Boston-based financial adviser John Spooner pens a new common-sense advice book told through a series of letters to his grandchildren. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/5-questions-for-financial-advisor-john-spooner.html Fri, 25 May 2012 13:16:02 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3040992.jpg 114 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/surviving-a-stalled-economy-strategies-for-families.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/surviving-a-stalled-economy-strategies-for-families.html Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:36:55 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3030072.jpg 55 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/get-in-on-the-giving.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/get-in-on-the-giving.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:45:08 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3028472.jpg 55 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boston-parents-paper-2011-family-favorites.html 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 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boston-parents-paper-2011-family-favorites.html Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:42:02 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3022272.jpg 100 82 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/on-the-cheap.html Discounts,deals and freebies on family fun http://boston.parenthood.com/article/on-the-cheap.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:49:18 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3022152.jpg 97 83