April 26, 2012

Other Parents’ Money: It’s Hard to Not Be Judge-y

Denise Schipani / 11 Comments / celebrity parents, family finances, parenting controversies / DailyWorth.com, Nadya Suleman, Octomom, Yahoo /

So, I read this article on Yahoo’s homepage yesterday, about how Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom, spent more than $500 on her hair, while her kids walk around half-dressed and her plumbing doesn’t work (the very fact that I got sucked into the story is why I stopped using my Yahoo email address for anything other […]

August 10, 2010

Money Lessons for Little Folks

Denise Schipani / 1 Comment / family finances, family life, learning, summer, vacation / DailyWorth.com, family vacation, kids and money, money /

So, last weekend my family and I were up in the Catskill Mountains, in upstate New York, at a family-style resort we’ve been going to, on and off, my whole life (my dad used to go there as a teen, that’s how long we’ve been patrons of this particular spot). By “family” I mean a […]

March 11, 2010

What’s it Worth To You? Teaching Kids About Money

Denise Schipani / 5 Comments / family finances, Uncategorized / bills, DailyWorth.com, kids and money, money, saving money /

Tell me something: When you hear your child say things like, “Gosh, that’s so expensive,” or “Mom, when we run out of the other cookies, and you have a coupon, can we get the [fill in the blank]?”, would you pat yourself on the back for getting an important money lesson across to him–or would […]