Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Well, some investors have turned to gold. That means, the people who invested in gold, still didn’t lose much money when the economy was doing well. Well, when the economy drops, gold prices soar. Experts Report Increase Well Into 2014. Let’s face it, the economy stinks and there isn’t an end in sight. If so, how?

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Economy 401K Personal Finance Grandchildren 209

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 29, 2014

What health and wellness activities are you looking forward to doing with your family in 2014? This year I’m focusing on less gluten and sugar for me and my grandchildren. Find great savings on Cascadian Farm products during the Health & Wellness event. Certified Organic, Guaranteed Delicious!

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New Year's Publix Grandchildren Sweepstakes 70

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2011

Occasionally, hubby and I have discussed digging a well, building an outhouse and putting in another wood stove and I have on rare occasion considered buying a generator. Hamilton as well as Family Wealth – Keeping It in the Family by James E. I will re-stock the pantry and re-fill the water jugs we keep. Hughes, Jr.

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Recession Economical Grandchildren Kids and Family 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Here are some ideas for new hobbies that will get you off the couch and add to your well-being. It’s also a great hobby to teach children, grandchildren, or students. Mix it up a bit and tap into your creativity to indulge in some new experiences, because life is too short and every second counts.

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Hobby Gardening Garden Building 100

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

You would think that after some period of time a cold/cough/sore throat/bronchitis/whatever (allergies are in there as well) would just give up and go away. Both my grandchildren have the most disgusting mucous laced coughs I have ever heard coming out of tiny little bodies. That is not happening with me. In bed, feeling miserable.

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Grandchildren Daughter Son Birthday 66

For the Mommas

JULY 17, 2013

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Frost wants none of it, dreaming instead of a career in art or photography or…well, anything except working in the family’s museum. She knows the items in the glass display cases are fakes because, of course, magic doesn’t really exist. 90+ Tastefully Simple Recipes Volume 1: (Free at time of posting).

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Museum Grandchildren Cheap Grandmother 53

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Families playing football in the back yard after a turkey feast; grandparents watching Christmas Vacation with their grandchildren; decorating the Christmas tree and remembering just how each ornament came about. So I’ve brainstormed some ways that we can avoid the malls, while keep the giving spirit alive and well: Food Giving.

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Giving Christmas Gifts Food and Wine 199

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 11, 2015

My sister-in-law and her husband had one that they used and rented out and indicated that it was doing well. I wanted a place for our family to gather – adult children and grandchildren along with us. That gave me the idea to start looking around for one too.

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Vacation Rent Taxes Grandchildren 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 1, 2013

Be prepared to pay for lawyers fees to review the trust as well as accountant fees to make sure you satisfy the IRS! Be ready to have your asset sold by the charity so that it can be used to pay you the income as well as to fund their charitable endeavors. That same Times article explains it this way: “Michael O.

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Cake Taxes Giving Donation 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 12, 2014

Take for instance, Clara Cannucciari, a 94 year old grandma and great grandma who shot to YouTube fame when her grandson began filming her sharing her experience living through the Great Depression as well as the recipes for the meals she and her family ate during that time. A simple video camera or recording device can be sufficient.

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Making Film Uncle Grandchildren 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 12, 2014

What YOU need in YOUR asset allocation model may well be very different from their generic recommendations. We need to make sure our base grows over his lifetime, especially since we hope to leave a legacy to our children and grandchildren. Take their generic advice at your own risk! I’m keeping my allocations.

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Money 401K Bank Banking 170

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If you do decide to offer payment (or ask for it), there may be financial benefits for parents, grandparents and possibly the children as well. If the grandparents don’t need additional retirement savings, they may decide to gift the money forward to the grandchildren for college or other child related expenses.

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Parenting Watches Grandkids Kids 100

Nicoles Nickels

OCTOBER 17, 2013

I would sleep well every night and wakeup refreshed and prepared to take on the world. Where I occasionally trip over a toy that one of my grandchildren had a great time playing with that day. All clothes would come out of the dryer with absolutely no wrinkles. I would have more energy and less aches.

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Grandchildren Cat Daughter Toys 64

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

MAY 16, 2011

Quilted Flap Bag is the epitome of timeless couture …it’s pretty much guaranteed that our grandchildren will covet this bag in years to come as much as we do today. Well, Melie Bianco may have answered both my prayers and my most pressing questions. The Chanel 2.55 What would I wear it with? This Charlotte handbag is TDF.

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Grandchildren Charlotte Sewing Press 53

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In families with just a few cousins/grandchildren, I can see it working out, but not with 17 cousins/grandchildren. As far as Christmas stuff I do now…well, last Christmas and this Christmas, I’m in single mom and full-time college student mode.

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Cleaning Grandchildren Nephew Christmas 195

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Many well to do families have been counting on this as a way to pass along significant wealth to their next generations. That money has to come from somewhere and unfortunately we all just keep kicking it down the road to my grandchildren.

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Converse Taxes Grandkids Money 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2016

I found pleasure in thinking about giving our children and grandchildren the opportunity to see part of the world they might not otherwise see. We could well afford the cost with no foreseeable problem with our own finances now or at any time in the future.

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Building Kids and Family Hawaii Son 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2012

Well according to the bill’s sponsors, in the resolution presented to and passed by the 112 th Congress this March, we have a lot of issues to solve. Why do we need it? According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6 Share what you know and do with those around you to help the nation become more financially literate!

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United States Personal Finance Economical Finance 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2013

We felt the kids would be well worn out in that time frame. When I took my grandchildren to the local carnival in my own city on the 4 th of July, each ride was at least $3 per child – so $9 a pop if I rode with them. Pretty steep in my book. Instead we paid $180 – a savings of $136. For us, that was fine.

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Saving Money Money Food and Drink Tickets 199

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2015

They have installed parental controls which restrict the times of day he can use the device as well as the time he can spend playing games vs reading books on it. Frontal lobe development, in turn, largely determines success in every area of life—from sense of well-being to academic or career success to relationship skills.”

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Parenting Kids and Family Phones DVD Players 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 18, 2015

You may know that each year, for my two Grandchildren, I hold a camp I call Grandma Rie’s Money Camp. We may decide to offer a line of holiday door decor as well – if I can find some that are easy enough to make, yet beautiful enough to keep and purchase. I’m thinking those bleach bottle Santa door hangers might work!

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Kids Kids and Family Cookies Thrifty 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

It felt like an important position and I found I had talents that extended to managing people and projects as well. That is why I started helping my Grandchildren explore the many careers that currently exist – so they see that there are other opportunities than what they have immediately around them.

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Psychology Computers Kids and Family Son 100

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 24, 2011

By manually cutting and stamping letters or numbers on metal clay that fuses into fine silver or bronze, name, initial and number tags are custom made exclusively for you… perfect for the names of children, grandchildren, siblings, parents, sweeties, birth dates, wedding dates, graduation years, etc.

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Giveaway Jewelry Contest Flowers and Gifts 73

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

’ 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. Even today, many are still unemployed or underemployed.

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Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Nicoles Nickels

JULY 11, 2013

I gave up a full scholarship years ago to get married right out of high school because I was, well, young and in love. And I now have 2 wonderful grandchildren to love as well. Well, my job was in technology which is dominated by men, so I wanted a break from that. (I Well it is and it isn’t.

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College Education Student Women 58

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. It was eye opening for the 10 year old. He even wanted to repeat the segment. And furnish it with love.

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Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

When I think I have enough mix for my mold, I add water, a cup at a time and mix well with the paddle after each cup. You might see some water start seeping up to the top… don’t worry about it as long as you mixed the cement well it shouldn’t be a problem. I was filling a 7” by 7.5” Should You Line Dry Your Clothes?

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Giving Used Crafts Craft 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2015

Even the New York Times acknowledges that: As boomers join the ranks of grandparents, many are financing vacations for their children and grandchildren. My WWII era uncle and his wife made trips annually with one of their 4 grandchildren (a different one each year). We took my Mom with us to Florida in the 1980’s.

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Vacation Family Grandchildren Kids and Family 100

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 12, 2023

Southern Accents,' 'Country Roads' and 'Old Country Church' were recorded when Golden gathered his sons Rusty, Craig, and Chris, his grandchildren Elizabeth, Rebekah, and Elijah, and friends Aaron McCune, and Ben Isaacs to bring their fresh interpretations to longtime favorites. For more, visit williamleegoldenandthegoldens.

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Music Son Video Grandchildren 100

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 16, 2017

Grandchildren inherit but can’t get use of the money. Maybe you left a chuck of money to your ‘surviving grandchildren’ and they are not yet 18. If you left a large part of your estate to someone other than your spouse your spouse may contest your designations and often might win. They money gets lost.

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Grandchildren 401K Money Contest 140

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 27, 2014

Have they finally figured out that there is no one else for them so they may as well? For our 40th wedding anniversary, we chose to take our adult children and our grandchildren on a vacation to Yellowstone National Park. Why do married couples feel the need to renew their marriage vows on selected anniversaries? Is it just expected?

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ReNew Wedding Daughter Money 165

Nicoles Nickels

MAY 16, 2013

I will make sure that my grandchildren have a college fund that is untouchable until then or until 30 if they don’t go to college (that’s right - 30 ). There has to be a decent bookstore, movie theater and coffee shop (I don’t drink coffee-but they usually have tea as well) in the area.

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Grandchildren South Carolina New Hampshire Win 61