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Many young people have the misconception that as they grow older and advance in their careers they will have more disposable income, giving them the freedom to do what they like and buy what they want. However, as life moves along bills add up, college loans need to be paid, mortgages need to be secured and insurance needs to be kept up to date. Throw in kids and many people find themselves living paycheck-to-paycheck much longer than they ever expected.

The trends are clear: as women age odds are they will be living alone, largely because of either divorce or widowhood.

What may be less clear for many of them is whether they are prepared for that life alone—both emotionally and financially. Although both men and women could live three or four decades in retirement, it’s more likely for women because they have longer life expectancies. A caveat is they often have less in savings, and smaller or no pensions so their longevity can work for them and against them.

The 21st century is marked by complexity and rapid change, but have you and your spouse’s parenting responded? Probably not enough given that many of us have learned largely from our own parents who are products of 19th century thinking. But here’s something that definitely hasn’t changed: You and your spouse as parents are your child’s first and most important teacher. Your child needs each of you to be wise and to give them the thinking skills they need to progress for now and into the future.

To meet their visions of success as adults in the twenty-first century, your child is going to need some pretty sophisticated skills.

These days, many of us are weighing the impacts and ethics of meat eating in general. So the prospect of buying and cooking a holiday roast is more daunting than ever. Here's a guide to navigating today’s meat markets and making a centerpiece roast worth celebrating.

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The single most important decision to make is what beef to buy, because flavor is largely predetermined before the roast goes into the oven.

August is almost done and the start of a new school year is just ahead, or may have even begun. Many families find this exciting, while others dread it in anticipation of homework, early mornings, and school stress. But all parents want their children to have a successful school year. Here are seven tips to help every child reach that goal.

1. Make education a family value. The goal of school is to learn to love learning. Learning is a lifetime goal and parents can demonstrate their own appreciation of learning.

Disasters are no new predicament, but when the recent catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina and the Asian Tsunami fill every media outlet and pervade our conscious, it begs the question: Are you and your spouse prepared for a disaster?

News coverage eventually quells on allayed disasters, but don’t let your guard down