Mothers Day

Mother's Day is just around the corner, and if you still need gift ideas, look no further: We've surveyed some of the top retailers to find out what's selling this year.

As America's hard-working, actively parenting dads prepare to unwrap their gifts of grills, barbecue mitts and ties, it's worth asking if Father's Day is a genuine holiday, designed to honor them, or just retail event designed to help the economy through the rough patch between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.

Research shows that what our parents teach us about money lays an important foundation for our future financial fitness, and the anecdotal evidence is just as strong. So if you're a rainy-day saver or a coupon clipper, you probably have mom to thank.

It's that time of year to pay homage to the magnificent women in your life. You know - your mom, the mother of your children, grandma. With about a week left to go before Mother's Day, here's a sample of some top gift ideas to show how much they're appreciated without breaking the bank.

The modern mom-bloggers behind the Real Food Media Network are at the crossroads of two hot trends: working from home and local, organic, sustainable food -- and they are making money while they're at it.

Humorist Erma Bombeck once wrote: "Spend at least one Mother's Day with your respective mothers before you decide on marriage. If a man gives his mother a gift certificate for a flu shot, dump him. " Mother's Day is the second-largest U.S. consumer spending holiday, according to the National...

Don't panic. Mother's Day is Sunday and there are still plenty of deals on gifts, whether you are taking Mom out for a meal, sending a card and chocolates, buying her new clothes, or cooking her a meal yourself. Plus, I shared unusual gift ideas below. Restaurants Taking Mom out to eat? Check out...

Just in time for Mother's Day, Forbes magazine is out with a story about the World's Richest Moms. The article reveals that there are only 70 billionaires on the planet who are mothers, and "just eight of these (women) built their own fortunes." The rest inherited money from their fathers or late...

Every year, I struggle with finding the perfect Mother's Day gift. What material object could be worthy of showing appreciation to my heroine? (That's her on the right of the photo.) After I began pondering my sappy dilemma, I got to thinking about the way personal style can reflect the inner...

Mom doesn't want flowers for Mother's Day. She wants benefits that women around the world take for granted, according to Sharon Lerner. Lerner, author of the new book "The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation" (Wiley, $25.95), told WalletPop five of the worst ways American mothers...