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Parenting Pointers: Tips for a Screen-Free Holiday

Motherhood Moments

Stay Connected Adolescence is marked by the increasing importance of friendships, but holidays with family Encourage face-to-face gatherings, but also allow space for your teen to actively connect with their friends online, whether that’s through video chatting, texting, gaming, or active communication on social media.

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5 Lessons Learned When Our Finances Went Awry

Family Balance Sheet

August 2013 was a month that I’d like to wipe from my memory. But in August 2013, our business softened, renovations to our new building were more costly than planned, and we were now the owners of two mortgages, our home and our business. Communicate with your spouse. Prior to that, we thought we were golden.

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Season of Sharing 2013 Day 4: Gifts for Little Ones and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Today is the fourth day of five days of awesome gifts and giveaways for the Season of Sharing 2013! Tolo is know for its high quality educational products for babies. Product Name: Hallmark North Pole Communicator. Start a new family tradition and build excitement for Christmas with the North Pole Communicator.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband. Storm #2: 2013. August 2013 was a month that I’d like to wipe from my memory. It was during this time that I created my first Family Balance Sheet. I still use my spreadsheet to this day!

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

I manage the finances for our business and our family and by August 2013, I felt the weight of the situation. It put us in control of our finances and eventually we will be able to save more, give more, assist with our daughters’ education, and hopefully have a little left over to travel some day. We are communicating regularly.

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Stay Organized To Keep Your Information Secure

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to the 2013 Cost of Data Breach study carried out by Symantec and the Ponemon Institute, US companies that experienced data breaches had had an average of 28,765 compromised records. Keeping your business’s information safe and secure online is not easy. In addition, the cost of data breach per record is a staggering $188.

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Signing Time DVDs Only $10!

Couponing 101

Sign language is a great way to communicate with little ones before they’re verbal, and a fun and useful skill for anyone! Offer starts June 3, 2013 12:01 AM MST and ends June 5, 2013 11:59 PM MST. That’s more than half off on some of them. Great resource for homeschoolers as well. FREE 6 Issues of WORLD Magazine.

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