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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grown kids are also savers and I have high hopes that the grandchildren will follow their example. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account. To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values.

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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Are we on our way to an actual depression (as opposed to the Great Recession)? I will go to the bank and stockpile some cash. Write down my life experiences on economic downturns for the future benefit of my grandchildren. Why Not Do Both? In the end, I will do a bit of both. It’s Time to Re-Stock for Emergencies.

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