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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grown kids are also savers and I have high hopes that the grandchildren will follow their example. To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account.

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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Is now the time to put that in the market and make it grow? I may replenish our supply of fuel oil, matches, candles, lamp oil and wicks. 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. Why Not Do Both? Hughes, Jr.

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Addicted to the Screen

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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.

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Roth IRA Conversions? Better Wait and See.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many well to do families have been counting on this as a way to pass along significant wealth to their next generations. If they are primary beneficiaries, the parents or guardians may have to go to court and get themselves designated as able to manage the account for the child. Roth IRA contributions are made post tax.

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How to Pick A Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I was a young adult, I hadn’t a clue how to go about deciding what I wanted to do ‘when I grow up’ I picked a college major solely on what I enjoyed studying – without any thought or investigation as to how it might (or might not) lead to a job some day. It didn’t. Pick based on hours worked/lifestyle.