Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Your kids have been to camp, done baseball and goofed off to their hearts content. Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. Teaching The Gift of Giving This year the grand kids are 5 and 8 years old and I want to demonstrate the pleasures of giving. Now you wait.

Giving 188

Giving Used Crafts Craft 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2015

When she saw that her great-grandchildren were not writing thank you notes for her gifts to them, she sent their parents a set of Thank you note cards with envelopes and postage! Kids who don’t express gratitude get cut off of her gift list rather quickly! Showing gratitude to others can build your network of relationships.

Gratitude 100

Gratitude Grandchildren Psychology Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2011

Occasionally, hubby and I have discussed digging a well, building an outhouse and putting in another wood stove and I have on rare occasion considered buying a generator. This Is An Opportunity to Build Family Wealth. Some of you may know that I am on a mission to build wealth across generations in my family.

Recession 176

Recession Economical Grandchildren Kids and Family 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2015

Are we raising a generation of kids addicted to their device screens? Just as our parents limited the amount of (TV) screen time we kids had, so today’s parents are striving to find ways to anchor their children in the real (as opposed to the virtual electronic) world. We loved watching TV and today’s kids do too.

Parenting 100

Parenting Kids and Family Phones DVD Players 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 11, 2015

I wanted a place for our family to gather – adult children and grandchildren along with us. At first, we all used the condo together each year, but after the first couple of years, the kids got busy and weren’t as interested in coming down for a get together with the old folks and each other. Hint: not mine.

Vacation 100

Vacation Rent Taxes Grandchildren 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. In it, they took apart some kid toy commercials and showed exactly how the various cool effects were created. Presentation.

Buy 100

Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 8, 2013

This is because the money is protected in the tax deferred (or tax free) account and it can build significantly over time. That money has to come from somewhere and unfortunately we all just keep kicking it down the road to my grandchildren. Now I am going to wait and see what Congress ends up doing.

Converse 176

Converse Taxes Grandkids Money 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

You want your kid to be financially savvy. But you are a super busy parent, with work, continuing education, business travel, your kid’s other activities, church and the myriad of other things that demand your time and attention. Kids this age can start to learn that we can get things by trading. At the grocery store.

Money 187

Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 9, 2012

It was the trip of a lifetime with our extended family (two sons, their spouses and two of our grandchildren). Free walking tours of the geysers, night tours, junior ranger activities for the kids and more are available for summer visitors. We are just back from a road trip from the mid west to Yellowstone National Park and back.

Saving Money 188

Saving Money Money Saving Kids and Family 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2015

Even the New York Times acknowledges that: As boomers join the ranks of grandparents, many are financing vacations for their children and grandchildren. My WWII era uncle and his wife made trips annually with one of their 4 grandchildren (a different one each year). We took my Mom with us to Florida in the 1980’s. Plan for it.

Vacation 100

Vacation Family Grandchildren Kids and Family 100

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Share the wonder and the joy of these seven timeless stories with your children and grandchildren…creating new memories and holiday traditions that you will cherish through the years. Style this trendy cutie’s hair in all of the latest fas hions just like the big kids! Purchase Information: OriginalChristmasClassics.com.

Holiday 40

Holiday Giveaway Chuck E Cheese Gifts 40