10 Things New Parents Don't Need


Updated 09/26/11 11:17 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Unnecessary Baby Items That Are a Waste of Money

We're thrilled to present this smartKiplinger story here on Savvy! I'm expecting my third child, and as I sat in the doctor's office this morning, I thumbed through pregnancy and parenting magazines. I got a good laugh (as an experienced mom and personal finance writer) at the nursery necessities, diaper bag must-haves and ultimate registry guide I found on the pages of those magazines. A $20 Read more

5 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Paying For College


Updated 05/23/12 10:16 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Important Facts About Paying For College

Paying for college is such a complex issue. LearnVest helps simplify it by answering some key questions in regard to paying tuition. If you believe everything you read, then you might think you need to be a Rockefeller to have kids. That, of course, isn't the case. Yes, kids are expensive, and thinking about paying for a college education can be scary and frustrating . . . but that's where we Read more

How to Establish Financial Independence


Updated 05/14/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Achieve Financial Independence

Becoming completely financially independent can be scary, but it's also very liberating. Kiplinger gives advice on how to establish your financial independence. Not only is it difficult for us twentysomethings to wholeheartedly embrace adulthood, it's often also a challenge for our parents to let us go. Baby-boomer parents are generally known for mollycoddling their children, even after we move Read more

Lil Links: Couple Receives Shock of Their Lives When Baby Is Born a Different Race


Updated 05/01/12 5:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Parenting News For April 30, 2012

Couple shocked after baby is born a different race — The Stir The Octomom files for bankruptcy — Celebrity Baby Scoop Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard welcome daughter Gloria Ray — Celebrity Baby Blog How cell phones make motherhood better — FitPregnancy The 10 superpowers pregnant women possess — Parenting Pacifiers may not affect breastfeeding after all — The Bump Is makeup Read more

5 Things to Check Off Your To-Do List Before Your Due Date


Updated 04/18/12 10:15 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Preparing For Baby To Do List

Aside from the excitement of nursery shopping, baby showers, and prenatal appointments, there's a fair amount of business that goes into bringing a baby into the world. Before your due date sneaks up on you, it's important to make sure that the following not-so-fun, but essential, pieces of "life management" are in order. Read more

9 Easy Tricks to Maximize Your Wardrobe


Updated 04/18/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Maximize Your Clothes

Despite what you think, you actually don't need more clothes. The trick is to just maximize your wardrobe. LearnVest shares how. Whether you live for shopping the latest trends or wish you could spend every day in your favorite pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, your clothes project a message about who you are. The great thing is that you have the power to control that message entirely — as Read more

Savvy Links: Is It OK to Use a Coupon on a First Date?


Updated 04/06/12 3:30 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Using Coupons on Dates

Is it OK to use a coupon on a first date? — Budgets Are Sexy Achieve greater financial intimacy with these five tips — LearnVest 11 hotels that'll help save the Earth while you travel it — Tecca Am I too young to want a baby? — HuffPost Women How to save $5,000 this year — Real Simple Ways to beat bill shock — Bankrate Amazing true stories that end with "I quit!" — The Read more

Link Time: We'll Be Able to Shop Kate Middleton's Favorite High Street Brands Soon


Updated 04/06/12 8:23 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 0 comments

Fashion News For April 6, 2012

Kate Middleton's favorite High Street brands will be available stateside — Fashionista Miranda Kerr and son Flynn grace Who magazine's "Most Beautiful People" cover — Stylelist Meet Olivia's mane guy — Olivia Palermo Chris Benz on designing presidential Barbie and the power of pink — Styleite Jennifer Lawrence laughs off claims that she's "too curvy" as Katniss — HuffPost Style Read more

Going the Distance: 10 Tips to Getting a Job in Your Dream City


Updated 03/29/12 11:33 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Get a Job in Another City

You might dream of packing your bags and running off to make it big in New York City, but the fact of the matter is, it's extremely hard to get a call back from an employer if you don't live the same city. To raise your chances of succeeding, here are some things you should do: Move There: The best way to find a job in the city you'd love to work in is to be on the ground, networking, and Read more

Sugar Shout Out: How to Re-Create Beauty Looks From The Hunger Games Premiere


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Sugar Shout Out March 13, 2012

Copy the hair and makeup looks from The Hunger Games premiere 20 hot Irish actors we'd let steal our pot of gold See the silver screen's best bromances Four yoga experts share their go-to poses for stress relief Spring denim: celebs inspire our obsession with wide-leg jeans Luggage tags for geeky travelers Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli split — see the way they were An interview with New Read more