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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve seen the nieces and my own kids ask for and get babysitting services time after time from a busy working boomer. In my experience, my kids expect more of me for their kids than I expected of my parents for mine. It never occurred to me to ask Mom or Mom-in-law to come watch my kids.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

After our second son was born, we were renting a house that the owner was also hoping to sell, and they were showing it, and I was stressed out and worried about moving with a baby…and we bought the house. Biggest mistake ever. Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents? Not at all.

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