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Who knew those national drug store chains could save you money? Before trying my hand at super couponing (the art of matching sales with coupons for maximum savings), I rarely popped into a drug store. In my mind, they were totally overpriced and good for making an emergency medicine run or picking up that last minute card.

A while back, I shared my grandparents' financial story. Long story short, Grandpa liked to gamble while Grandma wanted to feed the seven children who, for some strange reason, always seemed to want to eat. When money kept running short, my grandma finally took over the finances and put Grandpa’s gambling on a strict budget.

I don't know that I'm what you'd call a true work-at-home mom (WAHM); I do dabble in freelance writing from home, but I also hold a part-time office job. Plus I'm still kind of a newbie at this whole "I'll write, you pay" thing. But I have learned a thing or two about managing a home, an outside job, two preschoolers, a hubby and freelancing all at the same time.

As we continue our finance definitions series, we come across the term “Global Stock Market.” Although the basic definition may be a little obvious (it means the stock market on a worldwide scale), the actual ins and outs of trading on the global market are a little different. Let’s look at everything that makes up the global market.

The Global Market in a Nutshell

Overwhelmed. Frazzled. Feeling like a chicken with its head cut off. Call it what you will, we've all been there. You know the feeling: like you're being pulled in a hundred different directions at a hundred miles per hour when all you really want is five minutes of calm. The good news is: 1) this season in life is usually brief yet furious (think: hurricane) and 2) there are steps you can take to help minimize the stress of being overwhelmed and get back on track. Let's take a look at some of these steps.

Call In Reinforcements

We here at MomVesting are continuing our closer look at this great nation's 529 college savings plans. Today's menu? Some of our southernmost neighbors: New Mexico and Texas.

New Mexico

The Land of Enchantment offers up two 529 savings plans: The Education Plan's College Savings Program and New Mexico's Scholar'sEdge. Both are remarkably similar, with the main distinction between the two being that the Scholar’sEdge program is adviser-sold (aka broker-sold) and the Education Plan’s is not. With that being said, here is the rest of these two plan’s nitty gritty details:

If you and your new spouse are marrying lifestyles, creating a “Brady Bunch” family can be a lot more difficult than Marsha and gang let on. Five teens racing for one bathroom causes more sucker punches and fist fights than family togetherness moments...

Growing up Brady can be difficult in so many aspects (including daily bathroom privilege fights), but one of the biggest problems encountered may be financial. What do you do, for example, when an extra couple of kids are vying for your attention..and your wallet?

We all know that women are masters at almost anything they put their minds to. We have outshined men in professions that have been very male-oriented for years. Women now outnumber men in careers such as banking, and they are beginning a climb in other professions, too, closing the gap on the mostly male medical, computer and engineering fields.

There's a lot of talk in the financial sector about the notion of a bond bubble, but there's no real concrete, simple, or exact definition about this phenomenon. If you like reading things that go along with the "The sky is falling!" mentality, there is an abundant amount of material out there to sift through. Looking for a simple explanation? You've come to the right place!

First Things First: A Bond

With an abundance of nutrition advice out there, deciding the who, what, when, where and why related to eating nutritional foods is pretty simple: fruits, veggies, whole grains, and lean protein should make up the bulk of your diet. However, it's much more difficult to find ideas on how to get that nutrition into your body at optimal costs in today's economy.