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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Welcome to the May 11, 2012 Edition #236 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. Jester presents The Importance of Vacations For Kids posted at The Ultimate Juggle , saying, “This article explains the reasons that we prefer to take destination oriented vacations for the kid’s sake.

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4 Simple Productivity Hacks That Actually Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This is work that I thought would take closer to ten hours, but because I was productive and got down to it with hardly so much as a breath of a break, I got it done in half the amount of time – without sacrificing quality. A few years ago, I really struggled with productivity – particularly when I was in school and working full time.

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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The second-best time to start is today! This article looks at the reasons an early start to retirement saving is so vital and why so many people just don’t get it. They might have a part-time job to help pay their way through school or they may have started full-time employment for the first time.

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Enrollment is OPEN for Elite Blog Academy

Family Balance Sheet

Do you see other bloggers making a full-time income from their site and wonder, “how do they do that?” Now both of my kids are in school full time and even though my hours at our business have increased, I am making a commitment to spread my mission of helping families with their finances and grow FBS.

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Graduates – Use Summer to Learn How to Avoid College Fail Points

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Time to find out. Talk to any alumni you may know (hint parents, cousins, that kid that went off to college last year) to see what they know about it. Read up on what colleges may offer. Look especially for on campus recruiting and online job portals the college may offer to help place students. Resumé critiques.

College 133
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Parenting Pointers - Discipline Mistakes That Parents Often Make

Motherhood Moments

Adults & Children Experiencing Discipline What we share in this article can be summed up nicely with the following: The ways YOU prefer to receive feedback and correction as an adult are very, very similar (if not exactly the same) for children. For parents, being consistent is hard and demanding. But consistency makes children feel safe.

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Spartan Ramblings & Updates

For the Mommas

A few of you may be wondering where some of the matchups & deals are this weekend ? I typically don’t write much about my personal life on FTM, but a few months ago, I shared my plan to get rid of my blogger’s butt. This weekend was my very first Spartan Race. Six months ago, I didn’t exercise at all.