Every parent knows that childcare can be expensive. In fact, the average working family with children under the age of 13 spends about 10 percent of their income on childcare expenses.... Read more »

A new program from the Department of Education aims to make student loan repayment more manageable for people whose loan size is out of proportion with their income and family size. The... Read more »

Over the past weeks, I have found myself doing a lot of shopping. Some of the shopping was for a church event for 100 people, some was for a nonprofit that I... Read more »

A few years ago we created Regiftable.com as a fun way to break the ice on the subject of holiday overspending. A recent email from a group of students in Australia asking... Read more »

The economic crisis has lead to an increase in many types of fraud including occupational fraud, Internet fraud, used car fraud, and mortgage fraud. The word fraud means an action or lack... Read more »

Any life change can be hard on a family budget, even if it is a happy event like the birth of a child. In fact, members of MMI's Advice Team regularly receive... Read more »

Americans love to travel. In fact, according to the US Travel Association, Americans are expected to take 322 million domestic leisure person-trips this summer. And when you add up the airfare, hotel... Read more »

The number one mistake most buyers make is underestimating the cost of homeownership. You may be able to afford a mortgage, but that doesn’t mean you can afford to be a homeowner.... Read more »

Yesterday, a tween in front of me at the gas station register left before getting his change muttering sarcastically “whoopee, a whole 50 cents.” The clerk and I exchanged motherly eye-rolls because... Read more »