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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

Tell us a little about yourself I’m 40 years old, married with two sons who are 11 and 7 years old. As a foolish young high school kid, that rule annoyed me because I wanted to spend ALL of my paycheck, but I still saved a chunk of it because I had no choice. The hardest is passing that frugal inclination on to my kids.

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Reasons to Give to Adult Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You raised your kids and now they are gone! Fifth, each time we give, we stress that it is not a sure thing that they will ever see another gift from us and that we are trying to establish a family tradition of making sure the next generation of family flourishes. One of our sons lost a job during the 2009 recession.

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