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A great article for daycare providers as well as parents that use a daycare service to care for their children. Both sides offer suggestions for dealing with extra expenses for art supplies and other incidentals in the daycare setting.

Link: Tips For Saving Money On A Daycare Budget

This website offers several free budget planning tools and worksheets that can make setting a family budge a breeze. The author offers a detailed guide to setting and maintaining a family budget.

Link: Basic Budgeting: for Those Who Hate to Budget

A great article that is full of financial facts and figures pertaining to college savings. The article outlines typical expenses and how to be prepared for the financial burden, even if it is only a couple of years away.

Link: Saving for College

Liz Pulliam is the MSN Money Guide and she takes readers step by step through the process of saving for college. Her article is very detailed, and is written in a straight forward manner that will make you want to start saving for your kids college tuition today.

Link: Save for College - Step by Step by Liz Pulliam Weston

This financial planning article suggests treating your family budget just as large corporations treat theirs. A very detailed guide that will take you step by step through the basics and beyond. Are you brave enough to do a profit and loss statement for your family at years end?

Link: The Basics of Budgeting

How money was handled in your family when you were a child will greatly affect how you handle money with your children. This article offers help in developing a consistent parental approach to managing allowances with your children.

Link: Children and Money Serious, Allowance and Alternatives By Sharon M. Danes

You've probably heard or read about "identity theft," which happens when someone learns enough private information about another person to be able to withdraw money from a bank account or obtain a new credit card in that other person's name and use it for purchases that will not be paid for. This article offers tips to help you protect yourself and your family from ID thief. Summer 2006 - Start Smart: Money Management for Teens

Link: Warning: Identity Thieves Target Young People, Too, By FDIC Consumer News