Eight years ago, author and content executive Laura Rowley opted to move her family from the big city to the much more peaceful and diverse (and less expensive and stressful) Midwest to raise her family. Now with her three daughters semi-launched into their own lives, she is writing her next chapter with two new homes — in Houston and New York City — even as she continues to build on the retirement savings she started at age 21.

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How has childcare — and childcare costs — changed from pre-pandemic days? Kristy Cunningham, chief marketing officer for Bright Horizons, the leading global education and care company offering child care, family support solutions and workforce education, has some answers. In this episode, Kristy shares the latest trends in what parents want — and need — from their childcare providers and what parents should look for as they return to in-office work.

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Bright Horizons

For more than five years, comic, author and actress Leighann Lord served as her parents’ caregiver, dealing with medical appointments, paperwork, bills as well as their two-family home. In this episode, Leighann shares the ups and downs of going from “we” to “me” with her parents’ passing as well as the impact the experience has had on her life and her comedy.

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Leighann Lord: Very Funny Lady

Dry Bar Comedy Special

As a clinician who focuses on helping clients with money issues, Amanda Clayman has a message we all need to hear: There’s no such thing as being “bad with money.” For National Financial Awareness Week, Amanda shares the steps we need to take to better understand our financial behaviors, remove obstacles and reach our goals.

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Meet Amanda Clayman

Communications consultant Victoria Rowan never meant to own five houses, but when her father died and her mother developed dementia, she and her brothers had to work together to sort through their parents finances, belongings and property together, not to mention her own place and that of her partner.

In this episode, Victoria shares the lessons — and stories — learned while sorting through decades of collected family life.

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When it comes to a full-house, Craig and Jennifer Webb hold a winning hand. Today, they are in the middle of raising their five kids, with two at home, two through college and one serving in the military. On this episode, they share what it takes to raise a big family, be creative in their writing careers — and what they are still learning about budgeting every day.

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If change is stressful, what Sam Murray’s mom is living through is just plain overwhelming. In quick succession, she lost her husband of more than 50 years, moved from her home of nearly 40 years and lost her driver’s license — and then Covid closed the world down around her with her adult children an ocean and a continent away.

In this episode, entrepreneur Sam Murray, a working dad of two, shares how he and his sister are helping their mom make decisions and stay in her new home from afar.

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Hilt Projects

With some 5,300 colleges and universities to choose from in the United States alone, is it any wonder that the college application process can seem overwhelming? Not to mention applying for financial aid. This week in the club, Honoria DaSilva-Kilgore, founder of Personal College Counseling, shares her expert tips of how to survive, thrive and make the best choices for your child.

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Personal College Counseling