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How to Be a Good Friend

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While you may be too busy for long telephone conversations or a night out together, you likely have time to connect quickly with at least one of your friends every day. If you allow yourself to be open to new experiences, you’ll not only become a better friend, but you’ll grow and change as well.

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VTech Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker – $20

Saving With Shellie

the activity center pops off so it can be played with on the floor. Of course mine played with it even after they could walk well. Pretend telephone handset and mechanical elements enhance role-play fun; 2 AA batteries are included. It’s 43% off at just $20. We have this walker and it was a big hit with both boys.

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5 Questions to Ask Your Child’s Teacher

Saving Cents With Sense

If you are not spending as much time as the teacher suspects you should be, ask what additional activities you should be doing. Some teachers prefer a quick email, others like a telephone call, some are even open to texts. The answer will help you decide if you are making the most of your nightly homework time.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

That was true for me as well, but I also think that poverty is a very relative concept. Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. She says “ I have found that poverty is something that you don’t realize while you are in it”.

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6 Steps to Creating a Budget You Can Stick To

For the Mommas

Telephone/cell phone. Childcare- daycare/babysitter, school fees, extracurricular activities, etc. Then, at the end of the month, you can see how well you stuck to your budget and if you need to make some adjustments. Utilities- electricity, propane & gas, water & sewage. Business expenses if you run a business.