No one won the latest mammoth Powerball prize, so the estimated jackpot now grows to at least three-quarters-of-a-billion-dollars, $750 million, the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. 

Many across the country like their odds of making more money in the New Year. According to a Fidelity Investments study, 76 percent of Americans believe they'll be better off financially in 2018, but only 27 percent plan to make a financial resolution for this year.

With more parents working full-time these days, childcare can be a very expensive necessity. And the rising cost of caring for children is pricing some families out.