Of all life's financial shocks, few compare to bringing home an infant. Just one tiny person costs $250,000 to raise. How will you pay for it? Written by a national money columnist and mother of two, Smart Mom, Rich Mom explores how women today are navigating the financially challenging career/parenting years and emerging more prosperous and empowered. The book mines their experiences to uncover career advice and spending and savings strategies that everyone can use. Original.