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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even if you aren’t invested in the market, you wonder if this will ripple down to you in the form of more job losses, higher prices, inflation, benefit reductions and belt cinching. This economic downturn is just the ticket to accomplish some of those actions. Share tips on surviving economic downturns within the family.

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Stay the Course Financially

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’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. .” percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. Start understanding vocabulary and concepts of economics – such as ‘resource’, ‘earn’, ‘income’, price, ‘currency’ and etc.

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