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My Top Five New Parent Money-Wasters: A True Confession
Dear Readers: I must confess the truth: I am a New Parent Money-Waster. Every week, I regale you with tales of my attempts to save money while saving the planet.…
Beyond the Pink and Blue Parenting Blues: How to Resist Confining Gender Norms’¦ and Save Money
'œWhat a cute little boy!' says a well-meaning middle-aged lady in a tight pink coat. 'œThanks. She's a girl, actually.' 'œOh!' The lady looks disapprovingly at our daughter's green dino…
How to Go Shopping with Kids… Without Blowing Your Budget (or Losing Your Mind)
'œBut Mommy, I WANT it!' What parent hasn't given in to that plea, when you know a tantrum will follow if you say no? Shopping with kids can be challenging.…
Partying on the Cheap: How to Plan a Fantabulous Yet Frugal Kid’s Party
N's first b-day is just around the corner! I can't believe it's been a year. (But when I look at how insanely cute she is and how insanely tired I…
Pink & Green Parenting: How to Save Money While Going Organic
'œOh, so you shop at Whole Paycheck?' 'œOrganics! Well, my family can't afford that.' 'œWe didn't have all these special organic products when we were growing up, and we're fine,…
Pink & Green Parenting: Lost in the Plastic Rainforest: Greening Your Home
I knew that having a baby would change my life in unforseen ways, but there's one aspect of modern parenting that I was totally unprepared for. Like Mr. Robinson in…
Pink & Green Parenting: How to REALLY Reduce the Expense and Environmental Impact of Parenting
Parenting is expensive. (Duh!) Over the course of a lifetime, it costs about a million per kid'”four million if you do it the fancy shmancy way. And it's wasteful: I'm…
Back to Work: Queers and Family/Work Balance
Today I'm going back to work. Gulp. My partner will be staying home with my daughter until the end of the semester (I'm a college professor and writer; she's a…
Year in Review: The Best of Jennifer
While we're taking a break during the holidays, follow along each day as our contributors provide a recap of their best posts from 2007. Thanks for reading and being a…
Pink & Green Parenting: Saving Money and the Planet (Even If You Must Use Disposable Diapers)
First, a confession: I, your left-leaning, recycle-happy, Al Gore-loving, hemp bag-carrying Queercents mom, use disposable diapers. Though I am well aware of the hideous environmental impact of disposables, and I…