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7 Simple Tips for Encouraging Your Kids

Couponing 101

Set Reachable Goals. Your child can get the same boost by setting and reaching goals. Studies suggest that setting goals may help increase motivation, but it is also good preparation for life. After all, education and work are frequently built around setting and reaching goals. Praise Accomplishments and Effort.

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Parenting Pointers: Parenting with Confidence

Motherhood Moments

You'll also be better equipped to teach your children essential social-emotional skills like empathy, self-regulation, and gratitude while making parenting more enjoyable for both you and your child. I had a chance to interview her to learn more. Why can it be helpful to have some "parenting one-liners?"

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Kick Off 2014 with These 5 eBooks

Family Balance Sheet

With daily prompts to help you get organized and set goals plus encouragement to simplify, unplug and go green, this bundle is the perfect way to kick off the New Year! The 100 Days of a New Year 2014 eBook will inspire and motivate you daily to set goals in all areas of your life: family, finances, home, community, and more.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

Our long-term goal is to retire in our 40s, and the first step is to pay off this mortgage (in addition to recommended retirement investing). I think it is so important to celebrate the small wins while working towards larger savings goals. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? I LOVE Five Frugal Things.

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The Art of Frugality. Recent Practices

Frugal Luxuries

Sending gratitude and thanks to all who so generously share their life~enhancing frugal strategies. Here are a few simple ways we've been practicing the art of frugality in our realm of reality recently. ~~~~~~ One of my goals for this year is to do more planting of edibles in our little garden. you are very appreciated.

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