I'm a business owner and 6-figure earner. Here's how my stay-at-home husband and I handle the kids and 'chore wars.'

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Andrea Mac with her husband and four children.
Andrea Mac says she makes 100% of her family's income and does 10% of the household chores consistently.

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As a single mother and professor, I raised my 2 daughters on a college campus. My kids loved it.

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The author loves the view of her home on a college campus.

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My dad almost paid a ransom after being told I was kidnapped — but it was all a scam

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South Korean companies are offering workers $75,000 to have babies amid the country's desperate bid for more children

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This photo taken on May 24, 2017 shows social workers caring for a baby at the Jusarang Community Church in southern Seoul. The number of abandoned babies has jumped in recent years in the wake of a law intended to protect children

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My kids went to school in Bolivia and Armenia. It was coming back to the US that was hardest for them to adjust.

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The author and her family visit the famous and beautiful Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia at sunrise.
The author's kids went to school in Bolivia and Armenia, but struggled with school shootings when they moved back to the US.

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Meet the DIPS parents: Double Income, Public School. They've got it better than the POLKs, or Parents of Little Kids.

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Children attending free public school, much to the delight of their parents' wallets.

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We started homeschooling our kids to travel. We've bonded as a family, and they're learning through unique experiences.

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Terri Peters and her family in Curaçao.
By choosing to homeschool her kids, Terri Peters and her husband have been able to take them to places like Curaçao throughout the year while still completing their schoolwork.

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The Tooth Fairy is getting out of control at nearly 6 bucks a pop. Parents — let's band together to push that down to $1.

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I can't handle the Tooth Fairy, indeed.

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This chart shows people who got phones earlier in life report more mental distress as adults. Isn't that sadly obvious by now?

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A study found that people who got phones earlier in life report more mental distress as young adults — women especially who got phones as girls.

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Raising a child in China is 50% less affordable than in the US, Beijing think-tank says

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A child waits to get on a train at Tengzhou Railway Station in Tengzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 16, 2024.
A child waits to get on a train at Tengzhou Railway Station in Tengzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 16, 2024.

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