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A lemonade stand may be one of the most recognized ways young kids earn money before they're old enough to take on a real job, but there are plenty more. From starting a business with friends to sell homemade items, to tutoring or selling puppies, there are many more ways for kids to make money...

Looking at investing from a child's perspective can be eye-opening. And you don't need to have kids of your own to heed these lessons. Here are five tips for thinking like a child -- and turning that into some grown-up profits.

Print out these free coloring pages to keep kids entertained while you are watching the Super Bowl this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. This freebie is courtesy of PartySuppliesHut.com, which also has a free Super Bowl word find, word search and word scramble. You'll need paper and working printer to get...

In the eyes of 8- to 24-year-old consumers, M&Ms are cooler than Google. That's according to a new poll by Harris Interactive, which found that sugary snacks made up four of that age group's top 10 favorite brands.

Prepaid cards for kids hawked by a reality-show personality who became famous because of a sex tape: What could be wrong with that? Kim Kardashian has teamed with a financial services company to offer the Kardashian Prepaid MasterCard, which is being peddled to kids as young as 13 and their...

A picture's worth a thousand words, and often times a good picture of your child is worth a thousand pictures -- and if you pay a professional, worth plenty of cash, too. While we can't turn you into a pro overnight, we can share a collection of tips to help you take better pictures of your kids...

Children's clothing retailer Gymboree (GYMB) has agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Bain Capital Partners for $1.8 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said Monday. Bain's offer values Gymboree stock at $65.40 a share, a 24% premium to Gymboree's closing stock price Friday....

At many companies, Columbus Day and other federal holidays are just another work day. This can wreak havoc on working parents' schedules because most school districts honor federal holidays. That's especially true if the day in question creeps up with little notice.

"Mom! THE MEATLOAF!" That indelible line came from Chaz Reinhold, Will Ferrell's character in Wedding Crashers -- a confirmed bachelor and womanizer who still lives with his mother, yet inexplicably manages to land dates with beautiful women. Still, no average college grad can expect to reproduce...

It's almost impossible to have good saving habits without first having good spending habits. That's the problem that Burning Money, a new program from FoolProof aimed at teens, hopes to solve. Like the rest of the FoolProof series, Burning Money is an engaging series of real life issues that teens...