Thursday morning roundup

Even therapists don't want to listen to you whine. Mothers, stop coddling your kids now, or you may be coddling them into their forties. Wow. I'm not going to tell couples how to manage their communal finances, and I understand how some shared needs can fall as expenses on one person--and in fact, I do have a friend whose husband, called her out on buying diapers in response to her having called him out on buying model airplanes after they'd agreed to both cut down on spending. But I'm really put off by this idea that women naturally have to spend a lot on beauty supplies. Really? Aren't those choices? Some rental car savings tips.