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The Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Program

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The family that we “adopted” was a grandmother (I will call her Tanya, but not her real name) and her 3 grandkids. Tanya’s home was sparse, towels covered the sofa that was tattered, and there was a box of food on her kitchen table–most likely from a food bank.

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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here, told as I would tell it to my Grandkids, are my top 5 lessons. You need to be able to balance savings and investment accounts back to what the bank or financial institution thinks you have. Neither would you want the bank or institution to rip you off. No one owes you a living. Everything in live requires sales skills.

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grandkids were 6 and 3 and they really got into this! Federal Reserve Bank of Cleaveland online activities . Suggest to your caregiver that they use pretend play during the day (especially with the preschool crowd), to play store, or set up a pretend business such as a bakery, pet salon and etc. Kids Money.

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