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Managing Financial Ties to Your Kids

O.K., so you're willing to provide monetary assistance to your adult children. Here are some ways to do it that preserve wealth and minimize tax liabilities

IRAs for Kids: It's Never Too Soon

Strategies for the "Sandwich Generation"

Caught between responsibilities for older parentsÑand kids? Here are tips from financial pros on how not to get squeezed

Is Raising Kids a Fool's Game?

Parenting is fulfilling, but the financial burden can be overwhelming—and then there's the crimp it puts in your leisure time

Great Places to Raise Kids—for Less

Family-oriented neighborhoods with the most affordable homes and the best schools may be hiding in places you've never heard of
Slide Show: Best Places to Raise Kids, 2007

How to Pay for Kids

Parents today will spend more than $300,000, on average, to raise a kid from birth to age 21. Here are tips for making ends meet
Slide Show: The Total Cost of Kids

Pssst! Wanna Go to College for Free?

Most parents would love to send their kids to college for free but probably don't believe it's possible. It is—if you know where to look
Slide Show: Tuition-Free Colleges

They're Making Money From Your Kids

Do children need perfume or $30 haircuts? No, but smart entrepreneurs targeting affluent parents know how to make you think they do
Slide Show: Small Businesses That Target Small Fry
Debate Room: Kids Are Worth the Cost

Working Parents Blog

BusinessWeek editors and writers share advice about how they're saving for college and private school, allocating allowances, and other challenges