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How to Teach Your Kids About Money and Business – Take A Family Field Trip

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They also lack much of an idea about how money itself is made, stored and distributed. You can have a fun, and usually inexpensive time helping them learn by showing them companies, factories and banks in action. In Kansas City, all ages can visit the Money Museum. Teach kids about different industries. Louis HomeSchoolers site.

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How to Cook Dried Beans

Family Balance Sheet

Beans are an inexpensive way to add protein and fiber to your diet and cooking them will save you even more money. Cooking beans isn’t going to save you a ton of money on your groceries, but in my humble opinion, home-cooked beans are worth the effort because they taste better and have little sodium as compared to canned.

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The Cost of Personal Grooming

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A study once conducted by members of the economics department at Elon University in North Carolina concluded (according to article Clothes and Personal Grooming Can Affect Earnings on Live Science ). that increased grooming time has a large, positive effect on minority men, a negative effect on women and no effect on white males. “.

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This week I have included some movie clips of the 10 best movies about money and what they taught us. Kim McGrigg presents Small ways to save big on major purchases – Money Management posted at Blogging for Change. Fred Lee presents Top 5 Inexpensive Ideas for a Parent-Toddler Date posted at Parenting Squad.

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23 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make Money In 2023

Savings Corner

With passive income, you can have money coming in even as you pursue your primary job, or if you’re able to build up a solid stream of passive income, you might want to kick back a little. Opportunity: A course can deliver an excellent income stream, because you make money easily after the initial outlay of time.

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20 Frugal & Tasty Rice and Beans Recipes

Family Balance Sheet

Rice and beans are two inexpensive ingredients that people equate with frugal cooking and boring recipes. This list of recipes offers a variety of delicious ways to add these versatile, yet inexpensive ingredients into your menu. On the other hand, you can save money by buying long-grain rice, but it does take longer to cook.

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Frugal decisions.

Finally Frugal

economic news is this tax cut that will (hopefully) leave an additional $50 to $85 dollars in our paychecks next year. This may be especially useful for those of us who - whether currently or in our spendthrift past - may be likely to fritter that money away as soon as it shows up in our paychecks.

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