Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

If you think back to Dec 16, 2012, our country was reeling from the massacre that happened just two days prior at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The family that we “adopted” was a grandmother (I will call her Tanya, but not her real name) and her 3 grandkids. We ventured out to deliver everything on Sunday, Dec 16.

Family 219

Family Kids and Family Dec Grandkids 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 23, 2017

Daughters and sons of very wealthy families sometimes want to disown the family wealth in order to prove themselves. Parental pride in ‘my daughter the doctor’ may play a role in their desire to fund at least part of school expenses. I wanted to prove myself. This not only includes helping out with money but also with time.

Money 124

Money Family Parenting Kids and Family 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2015

But our best trip was in 2012, when we funded a trip to Yellowstone with our two sons, their wives and our grandchildren. For our 2012 trip (which we took in June), I started the fall before. Another time, my spouse and I took a Yellow Bus tour – sans kids or grandkids. Start planning early. Start early.

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Vacation Family Grandchildren Kids and Family 100