Some of the best news in personal finance gets lost in the vast space that is the internet. Luckily, we’ve pulled some helpful tips to help you manage your money.

Here’s what you need to know this week:

• No matter your best efforts, you could often find yourself saying, “I can’t save any money.” Things come up, and you make a choice to pay for them upfront, rather save for the long-term. A lot of personal finance boils down to human nature, according to behavioral scientists. Huffington Post Money claims it might take a few Jedi mind tricks – Tricking Yourself To Do The Right Thing To Get You To Save Money.
• We’ve all heard of maternity leave, but what about the not-so-familiar counter-option, paternity leave? Yahoo! Finance says that it could be in the family’s better financial interest to take paternity leave in their article 5 Reasons All Dads Should Take Paternity Leave. Research shows that long-term benefits could be an intriguing factor for fathers to use the time if it is available to them.