family budget
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The costs of raising a child
Interview with
Aug 22, 2012
Breaking down the numbers of raising a family. The Department of Agriculture estimates middle-income families will spend about a quarter of a million dollars raising one child.
2
Prom spending keeps rising
by
Jun 8, 2012
Would you spend $1,000 to go to prom? Many do. The recession, if anything, is a bigger motivator to go big for a high school dance party.
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Shooting for the stars, learning to manage debt
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Mar 21, 2012
A Seattle family learns the hard way how to manage its finances.
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Pain at the pump
Interview with
Feb 24, 2012
Washington bureau chief John Dimsdale discusses how rising gas prices are hurting consumers, enough to get the president's attention.
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