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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It never occurred to me to ask Mom or Mom-in-law to come watch my kids. I’ve seen the nieces and my own kids ask for and get babysitting services time after time from a busy working boomer. Expectations of our children. In my experience, my kids expect more of me for their kids than I expected of my parents for mine.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. I also want to have a sense of detachment from owning things, which is hard since I was raised by very acquisitive parents (my mom shopped for a hobby), so I am still unlearning those habits. Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.

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