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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? an illustration I did for one of my son’s books. This is a butcher board table my husband and sons made when we were living in a rental with very little useful counter space.

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Jos A Bank: Huge $19.99 Clearance Event!

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My husband really loves Jos A Bank dress shirts. polos if your husband or older son needs one of those. Just use the left side bar to find the All Clearance – $19.99 Find more Great Deals happening now. Don’t miss any of these fabulous finds! They have sportswear, dress shirts and casual pants for $19.99

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Financial Lessons for Kids that Actually Worked

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But, even so, we did manage to raise our sons to be financially capable adults. They will become as adept as you are in finding alternative, lower cost entertainment and travel options. Take them to the bank and let them see you make your deposits. Buy them a piggy bank and help them remember to feed it when they can.

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Free and Low Cost Programs for Your Children This Summer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, parents might dread summer as they struggle to find low cost ways to keep their kids entertained. TD Bank If you have one in your area, this is a great program! Kids read 10 books during the summer, fill out the form, take the form to the nearest TD Bank, open an account, and TD Bank will deposit $10!

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our son is 29 and biological. Many people don’t have the mentors I had in my parents, and they find themselves in financial trouble as adults simply due to a lack of knowledge. We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. We must have the money in the bank for every purchase. My husband and I have been married for 8 years.

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Why I Use Cash

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As I read financial blogs, I find that a lot of bloggers seem to like to pay for everything with their credit card. Why bother going to the bank to get cold hard cash, when you can just charge it? hit the bank for more cash), you probably are going to keep close tabs on what you are spending. Why not, they ask?

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