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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But you are a super busy parent, with work, continuing education, business travel, your kid’s other activities, church and the myriad of other things that demand your time and attention. They start to notice that you can trade toys, or trade money for stuff (like a ride on the grocery store pony or candy at the checkout aisle).

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13 Ways to Make Your Existing Car Greener and Avoid Buying a New One

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Wishing you had bought a new Prius or even an EV about a year ago so you could be saving a ton of money on those twice weekly fill ups? Sure, you could do even more to clean up your act – take public transportation, ride your bike or skateboard, walk, or even spend the money on an all-electric car like the Nissan Leaf.

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6 Ways to Change Your Spending Habits

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Hey, you might end up enjoying these other more productive activities so much that you find the desire to cancel your TV service. Besides saving money, your health with drastically improve which means you can save a ton on medical bills. Use alternative methods of transportation , a.k.a. Take advantage of your local library.

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

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Maintaining a healthy diet and an active lifestyle are integral to keeping our bodies and minds fit. You can even reward them with extra allowance with the money saved on gasoline and car upkeep. Public transportation can also be a great alternative depending on the area and your comfort level.

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Are You Planning For Aging in Place?

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We have a one story ranch home of around 2300 square feet located on 6 acres within 4 miles of stores, medical care, entertainment, gasoline stations and more. I’ll need to investigate how to get groceries delivered (or use the below transportation option while I can). Transportation. And then there is always delivery!

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