Spring is a popular time to buy and sell homes. For some tips on what you should do before hitting the real estate market, we checked in with expert and author Ilyce Glink.

March is Women's History Month, so we decided to look at one place where women are carving a niche. Rieva Lesonsky, the editorial director of "Entrepreneur Magazine," explains what it takes to strike out on your own.

This and every week, we have our Economics Editor Chris Farrell here to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the "Straight Story." The Fed Reserve Board meets early next week, and already a well-known economist has published an open letter imploring Greenspan to raise interest rates. Chris is ready to rumble.

Do you know where your money goes when you spend a dollar? In our semi-regular feature, we decided to examine the cost of raising a child. For every buck you spend, how many pennies go to school or the doctor? Economist Mark Lino wrote a study last year for the Department of Agriculture called "Expenditures on Children by Families," and he has some numbers for you to crunch.

It's time for the numbers. Host Kai Ryssdal runs down the business news and what it means for your wallet.