Here's How Much It Would Cost to Replace Your Mom
Based on the 10 most time-consuming tasks listed by more than 6,000 mothers, Salary.com estimated how much it would cost a year to replace your mom.
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Stay-at-Home Spouses Will Once Again Get the Credit They Deserve
The consumer-friendly CARD Act is saving credit card holders hundreds of millions of dollars and almost as many headaches, but it has some flaws. For example, it made life more difficult for roughly 5 million stay-at-home spouses by making it hard for them to get credit. That's going to change soon.
Stay-At-Home Mom Fights New Credit Card Rule
The Card Act was passed in 2009 to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive credit card practices. But some stay-at-home parents complain that one part of the law has made it harder for them to get credit cards.
Advice for a Mom Trying to Reenter the Job Market
Kelly, 51, a mother of five who lives in the Midwest, wants to get back into the workforce after a 20-year absence -- a challenging prospect in today's weak hiring environment. But with the right focus and preparation, she can still transition from stay-at-home mom back to paid employee.
Heavy Student Loans Put a Damper on Family Life
It's a sad truth: Debt forces people into choices they'd rather not make. A survey conducted by Sallie Mae subsidiary Nellie Mae found that 21% of student borrowers had delayed having children because of their loans, and 14% delayed getting married because of their student debt loads.
