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Parenting Pointers: Synthetic Identity Theft

Motherhood Moments

Kids are often targeted, because it’s an amalgamation of different identities (name, Social Security number, etc.) and 86 percent of parents don’t look at their kids’ credit report or other reports that would alert them to fraud – a key reason why the problem is growing and can go undetected for years until the damage is already done.

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Avoid These Financial Mistakes with Your Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Lots of them are common sense – things like not spoiling your kids by giving them everything they want. Most parents let their kids have some kind of money – either via an allowance, a job or chores around the house or from gifts. Readers, what other things should parents avoid when teaching their kids about money? Money Tips'

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Thankful Thursday | a tough/good month

The Frugal Girl

But, as I always tell my kids (and you guys!) I get to talk to her almost every day, and so in some ways, this move to Hawaii doesn’t feel terribly different from when she lived with my aunt and uncle during aviation mechanic school. ? August has been sort of a tough month for me. nothing is all good or all bad.

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Four Things I Learned When I Became a Grandparent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Chances are, if you have kids, you will become one some day. Your kid is having a kid! My Aunt and Uncle used to take each of their grandchildren on a trip when they reached the ripe old age of 8. My Aunt and Uncle used to take each of their grandchildren on a trip when they reached the ripe old age of 8.

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Top Life Expenses

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to CNN Money article Average cost to raise a kid : written in 2013, that cost is $241,080. So, depending on how many kids you want, where you live and how much you indulge your children, you could drop a bundle on the little darlings! My aunt and uncle, now in their early nineties, just moved to one of these.

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Thanksgiving Menu Planning Tips & Recipe Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

She also roasts the turkey and makes the gravy and the stuffing, but my aunts, uncles, and cousins all bring a dish and/or dessert to round out the meal. Sweet Potato Bites at Cooking with My Kid. Okay, maybe pumpkin pie, chocolate pecan pie, and apple pie piled on a plate with whipped cream dolloped on top. Side Dishes.

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06/15 Pinterest Pin(s) of the Week: Southern Front Porches

Nicoles Nickels

For me, it was one of my great aunts and uncles who lived at one end of a dirt road, down from my grandfather. My cousins and siblings and I would run back and forth between the three houses on that dirt road kicking up dust, listening to cicada’s, and acting like kids. The Quintessential Southern Front Porch.

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