Ellen Roseman's Money Guide for Modern Families

Virginia Gillham is university librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University.

This money guide addresses the usual topics—saving, investing, budget
stretching, planning for higher education, and planning for retirement.
What sets it apart from other financial primers is its intended
audience. “Modern families” refers not just to nuclear families but
also to single-parent families, common-law relationships, same-sex
couples, and nonfamily communal groups.

Despite occasional lapses (e.g., a rather patronizing list of helpful
hints for traveling with children), this book by Globe and Mail
financial columnist Ellen Roseman contains much to enlighten those who
are not adequately served by standard financial guides.