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One Year In:  Our Experience Sponsoring a Child In Africa

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Last fall, I was contacted by World Vision to host a review and giveaway on my blog for one of their Christmas presents. People can choose to buy a present through World Vision; part of what they pay goes for the present, and the rest is given as a donation to someone in need.) There Are Always Requests for More Money.

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Reasons to Give to Adult Children

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You want your children to have a head start in life. Most of us strive to provide a better life for our children. Some of us scrimp and save for years to send them through a university. If you aren’t presented with obstacles, you don’t grow. We spend time training and teaching them.

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

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Take care of it, and it will save you money down the road – on insurance, interest on loans, and more. Parents feel it is the path to a better life. Yet few people know what path they want to take in life at high school commencement. How will you say ‘no’ to the ever present peer requesting your company?

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Delayed Gratification: A Strategy to Curb Over-Spending and Secure A Sound Financial Future

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You probably learnt about delayed gratification as a kid – you have to wait till Christmas morning to open the presents; you can’t eat the candy in the supermarket until after it has been paid for; you can’t watch TV until you have done your homework. Try and control ‘wants’ spending and you’ll have more for saving.

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Financial Lessons from the Movies – The Unsinkable Molly Brown

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She grabs every opportunity to learn that presents itself. Accumulated savings and income streams have to be protected. Molly sees money as the road to a better life. Look at your setbacks to see what opportunities they present for you to do or learn something. Not everyone is motivated by money.

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