We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! In the past, LearnVest spoke to parents who chose not to use diapers with their children and dove into the stay-at-home parent debate. This time, one mother shares why she has decided to homeschool her children. In 2002, we had our third child, 10 years after our second was born. Our eldest two boys were in a private school, Read more

Trouty Mouth is back in town, and just in time for Sectionals on Glee this week. The showdowns are abundant, as the Troubletones and New Directions square off for top honors, and Quinn and Shelby have yet another faceoff about Beth's future. Not only is it good to see Sam again (though I didn't think I'd be seeing so much of him), the episode also nicely ties up some loose ends that should make Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You wouldn’t normally think of credit unions as sexy or hip. They don’t have glossy ad campaigns and beautiful branches on every street corner. Even their basic definition—non-profit financial co-ops — sounds boring. But these days, more and more Americans are clamoring to join the club of credit unions because of their Read more

OnSugar blogger the college mom gives tips to adult students for choosing majors. When I was an academic adviser, it never seemed to fail that at this time of the semester I would begin to see students coming to my office by the dozens searching for advice on choosing a major. I don't know what it is about this time but it really seems that students begin to focus on what course of study they Read more

Although the clinic you go to certainly isn't a farmers market, you can still haggle over your medical bill — the numbers aren't set in stone. Dr. John Santa, an internist and the director of the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center, says you should always try to negotiate because patients are paying more these days due to larger deductibles. Here are some of his tips: Tell your doctor you Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! The internet. It’s our best friend and worst enemy, depending on the hour of the day and our frame of mind. It’s our ally when it comes to finding important info or Googling someone’s photo. But when it comes to procrastinating, getting sucked down a social media rabbit hole, or online shopping (and forget about reading Read more

While the brains behind Twitter have been celebrating all week, it was five years ago today that Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet ever: In honor of Twitter's big birthday, Twitter asked users to post their favorite tweets of all time, with the hashtag #5yrs. With users around the world now sending 140 million tweets per day, Twitter's success is clear. Amidst the billions of Read more

Today marks the 100th year we're celebrating the International Women's Day, a holiday that celebrates the power of women all over the world. We've come a long way in gender equality, and yet there is still a steep corporate ladder for us to climb. Although there are strong women role models for us to look up to, there are still too few around — only 3 percent of the Forbes 500 companies in the Read more