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The Financial Cost of Stay-At-Home Parenting
What should you consider beyond your baby is cute, your boss is not and childcare is expensive?
Five Figures to Consider
54% of all bachelor’s degrees are awarded to women31% of married mothers did not participate in the paid labor force in 20184X is the multiple of annual salary lost for each year a caregiver is out of the workforce24% increase in childcare costs in past decade30-40% decrease in probability of employment upon motherhoodHigh financial costs of stay-at-home parenting may be higher than they look at first glance. An economist helps you decide if you can afford it. Read More
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Health Insurance, Personal Health
High-Tech Hearing
Will earbud-style, Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids encourage the tens of millions of Americans with untreated hearing loss to get assistance?
The consumer electronics revolution is finally coming to the hearing aid marketplace, and millions of Americans stand to benefit. Not only are hearing aids now available online and at places like Costco, but a new marketplace for over-the-counter hearing aids is developing. Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids can connect to your smartphone to stream music, play audio from a mobile device or... Read More
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Consumer, Personal Health
Pretty/Dirty
Your favorite skin and makeup products may make you look good but are they safe?
Your favorite skin and makeup products may make you look good but are they safe? The cosmetics industry is governed by laws made 80-years ago. Is it time to update legislation that allows the $62-billion-a-year cosmetics industry to police itself? Industry leasers, environmental groups and at least two influential senators thinks so. What's in the makeup you put on? Read More
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Addiction, Gun Safety
The Therapist In Your Pocket
How can you find a mental health app that's right for you?
With 10,000 mental health apps available, how can you find one that's right for you? Read More
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Personal Health
Do You Need a Measles Revax?
If you were born in the 1960s, are traveling internationally or don’t have documentation of your measles vaccinations, it’s time for a doctor’s visit.
It was an unscientific study, but one with startling results. Six people born and vaccinated against measles in the 1960s recently had blood tests for measles immunity. Only one was immune. Five others needed to be revaccinated. One of them was this writer. (Thank you to the friend who tipped her off!) Have you checked your own immunity? Not all... Read More
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