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A boyfriend shaking the hand of his girlfriend's father as girlfriend and mother look on. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Meet the Parents?

Prepping Your Partner to Meet Your Parents Holiday season is officially upon us. With that comes family time and deciding whether or not you are ready to introduce your significant other to the parents. But how do you know if it is the right time? It varies from person to person,
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A woman introducing her boyfriend to her parents, who are sitting on a couch. (Photo: iStock)

Holiday Hurtle

Handling the Holidays with Family With Halloween out of the way, here come all the family-focused holidays! From Thanksgiving to Christmas or Hanukkah to New Year’s Day, all these holidays typically involve family reunions of some sort. This is great, but can be problematic if
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Young Asian couple putting money into boxes, saving for house, car and vacation. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Budget Bosses

Two Salaries Don’t Mean Twice the Fun Saving sucks. There, I said it. In the grand scheme of things it really doesn’t, as there are several benefits from saving, but to its core, it sucks. When you are dating someone seriously and you are both living that two-income
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