This bestselling guide, read by hundreds of thousands of parents over the past decade, is now better than ever, newly revised and completely updated. Based on real-life experience and recommended by colleges and universities around the country, Letting Go offers compassionate, practical, and up-to-the-minute information to help parents with the emotional and social changes of the college years.

• When should parents encourage independence?
• When should they intervene?
• What issues of identity and intimacy await students?
• What are normal feelings of disorientation and loneliness for students - and for parents?
• What is different about today's college environment?
• What new concerns about safety, health and wellness, and stress will affect incoming classes?

These important issues and more are addressed with wise advice and time-tested counsel in Letting Go -- a realistic and reassuring source for meeting the challenges ahead, from the senior year in high school through college graduation.

Source: Amazon.com

Now that you have extra cash, put it to good use. Pay down your debt. Especially any credit card debt you may have.

Plan to pay off your credit cards with the help of this calculator.

Source: CPA Site Solutions

If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may qualify to exclude all or part of that gain from your income. Find additional information regarding the tax impact of selling your home by clicking the learn more button.

Source: Internal Revenue Service

Like most people, you have hopes, dreams and life goals for yourself and your family. These might include buying a home or business, saving for college education for your children, taking a dream vacation, reducing taxes and retiring comfortably. Financial planning is the process of wisely managing your finances so that you can achieve your dreams and goals - while at the same time helping you negotiate the financial barriers that inevitably arise in every stage of life.

This resource provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding financial planning.

Source: The Financial Planning Association