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Is ‘Going Green’ Killing Our Economy?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many of my cousins, aunts and uncles worked for these paper mills. In fact, one of my uncles lost his job and was forced to return to school in his late 40′s to learn a new trade. While the movement toward going green may be closing certain jobs, it is also opening up new ones. We Need to Adapt. What do you think?

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Easter Freebies: Free Letter From Easter Bunny, Crafts, Games & More

For the Mommas

Great gift idea for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and more. You may also download and print a free letter from the Easter Bunny and Easter Games, like Bingo and Word Search. The PDF version is free; editable Microsoft Word (DOC) version is just $5. Grab one, or grab them all, download and print them.

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Target: 40% Off Rachael Ray Cookware (Today Only!)

Saving With Shellie

These items would be wonderful Christmas gifts for aunts and uncles or grandparents! I am in need of a few pots so I may grab one or two today with these awesome prices. Prices start at $7.19 for the cookie sheet and go up from there. The popular 10-piece Hard Anodized Set is $101.99.

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Avoid These Financial Mistakes with Your Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Agree on the values and expectations you want your children to have in the area of personal finance and consistently teach and enforce those between the two of you (and clue in any significant others in your family such as aunts, uncles, grandparents and etc). Derailing them with sudden windfalls. Money is a tool. Money is neutral.

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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

I went on buying trips to New York for the fancy ladies wear shop run by one aunt (they used to model the dresses at high end shops), learned the uniform business from another aunt, and was taught the basics of the Borscht Belt hospitality business by a great cousin. After dinner, Dad went off to Schul with his brothers.

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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. I may not host Thanksgiving, but every year, I take advantage of my grocery store’s FREE turkey promotion and I roast a turkey with all the trimmings for my own family.

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Top Life Expenses

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For some, but not all, depending on how long you live, your luck in the gene pool, how healthy you keep yourself and where you live, you may spend some big bucks in your later years. Actually this may be bad news as I believe a lot of folks never go home from the nursing home. Senior living/nursing home care.