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Gen Y Wants Careers And Cash – Not Babies
According to News Ltd and a survey done by Relationships Australia, young women (18-29 year olds) are put off the idea of having kids because they're too expensive. Also, they haven't yet met Mr Right and they don't want their careers to suffer, apparently. But a whopping 60% of those young women surveyed said they were putting off having babies...
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This Just In: Rich People Decide It’s Chic To Act Like The Rest Of Us
The New York Times has done it again and hit the pulsing vein of a new trend among the wealthiest 10% of the population. What’s the scoop this time? It’s no longer cool to buy the $US1200 Oeuf crib for your new arrival. All the most fashionable people are buying the $US500 Oeuf crib nowadays. People who used to buy $US900 strollers new...
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Would You Send Kids To Money Camp?
When I first heard kids were going to “money camp,” I was ready to be indignant about the pressure for earnings put on the young, the importance put on the trappings of materialism, yadda, yadda. Oh thank goodness I just read the story. Because “money camp” for kids is really about business. And in an economic meltdown caused in part...
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Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Guards Your Change
Thanks to the new Ghostbusters video game, our kids finally have an inroad to the classic Ghostbusters franchise that isn’t just Mum and Dad lamely singing some old Ray Parker Jr. song. And, thanks to this Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Bank, the kids also have a way to get their favorite Ghostbusters character on their shelf — as well as some...
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Are You A Bad Parent? Blame The Economy
Now that the world’s finally caught up to what we at Babble already knew - namely that “bad” parenting doesn’t have to be all that bad - CNN is giving us a scapegoat. It’s the economy, stupid! A report over at the news channel cites a lack of money as the reason parents are backing down from overpacking their kids’ schedules with...
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Working Mothers Penalised in the Workplace
Quick, hide the kids! If your boss knows you’re a working mum, you’re likely to be making less than your non-mom counterparts. A LOT less. A new U.S. study found the wage disparity between mothers and non-breeders could be as much as $US11,000 for the same position (per year). Providing fake resumes to employers for two women - one with kids...
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Babble Wrap: The Chaser “Goes too Far” with Dying Kids Skit
The Chaser "goes too far" with dying kids skit Last night The ABC was inundated with callers outraged by the "Make a Realistic Wish Foundation" skit on the Chaser in which Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor ask actors playing hospital bed-ridden children what they wish for, then mock them. Herald Sun The 'cruellest cut' may also be illegal Once ro...
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Boom in Spending on Designer Kid’s Gear
Australian parents are older and wealthier than ever before and not afraid to spend up big on baby gear. A new report suggests that modern parents splurge almost $21,600 on average ($5394 each year) on gear and food on their first child's first four years. Clothes and nappies are the biggest cost. In a revolting fact that may steer you toward...
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