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Build Memories and Spend Less on Your Grandchildren this Summer

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Will it be a crafts camp with several different projects, a cooking camp – with the grand-kids planning, shopping, chopping and cooking a meal (with your supervision and suggestions of course), a music camp – with each of you playing your instrument or all of you learning new songs together? Go Frugal'

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

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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. 7 Ways to Save Money As New Parents. What Our Parents Taught Us About Money. You want your kid to be financially savvy.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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If you have the knack for your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduates, or a family portrait. Cooking Lessons. Are you an amazing home cook? Pick a theme, such as cooking basics 101, family recipes, bread baking, or preserving /canning. Family Heirlooms.

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10 FREE (but Thoughtful) Christmas Gift Ideas

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We give the gift of a home-cooked meal to my grandparents. I realize not everyone has family heirlooms to give away, but my grandmother has been downsizing and gifting her grandchildren pieces from her Fostoria Glass collection that were my grandparents wedding gifts back in 1945. STOP the madness and check out this list. Babysitting.

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Summer Camp Activites for Kids for a Winter Business Opportunity

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Once Upon a Company A True Story by Wendy Anderson Halperin tells the story of kids, parents and other relatives making and selling Christmas wreaths (and assorted other things in different seasons) to earn money for the kids college fund. For the past few years, the kids have had a one time ‘business’ during camp.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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While 69 percent of American students strongly believe that the best time to save money is now, only 57 percent believe that their parents are saving money for the future (according to the Gallup-Operation HOPE Financial Literacy Index). Cooking to Financial Success. What are you doing to observe National Financial Literacy Month? .