Families are Better Off When Women are the Breadwinners?

Families are Better Off When Women are the Breadwinners?

Want to be amongst the highest earning families? If so, you definitely want to root for your wife to become the breadwinner. According to a recent study by Pew Social Trends, the median income for a family with a woman breadwinner is higher than that of families with...
My Story: Will a College Degree Increase Income?

My Story: Will a College Degree Increase Income?

I don’t relish the decisions that young high school graduates have to make these days. College is expensive – much more so than when I went only 10 years ago. Students have to consider how much they can borrow and what income they are likely to earn at...
Tax Deductions for Having a Baby

Tax Deductions for Having a Baby

Your life changes dramatically when you have a baby. Your taxes change too. I know. After becoming a mother or a father, the last thing on your mind is taxes. You are thinking about waking up in the middle of the night and whether your relatives have washed their...
Preparing for Next Year’s Taxes

Preparing for Next Year’s Taxes

Tax season has come and gone. The forms, the paperwork and all the worksheets are closed for another year. Before you forget the words “income taxes” for another 9 months (and before you put the tax folder in the box for the next 7 years), stop and think: “what could...