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Needs vs. Wants – Which Is Which?

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Parents start teaching this concept when a child is a toddler and continue to try to drill it in all the way through the teen and college years. On wash day, she built a wood fire out in the yard under a big iron cauldron to heat water to wash her clothing. What is a want? What is a need?

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The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle Sale

Family Balance Sheet

Cash Flow Your College: Knowledge in Your Head Without Being in the Red by Kayla Grey. Cloth Diapers : A How-To Handbook on the Basics of Cloth Diapering by Rachel Boreing. Intentional Marriage: The Art of Loving Your Husband (A 31 Day Devotional) by Crystal Brothers. Breastfeeding Twins, Triplets and More!

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

When my daddy passed last January, I inherited all the heavy farm labor responsibilities- I never knew I could have impressive muscles😊 It feels like I’ve been going to a homesteading college this year, it’s a love/hate relationship. I usually take laundry pods & wash clothes wherever for less luggage/cost.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. That’s not right. But there are so many!

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” FG presents A Tale of Two Brothers posted at Financial God , saying, “One of my favourite books is ‘Economics in One Lesson’, by Henry Hazlitt. ” Daisy presents Taking Care of Clothes posted at Add Vodka , saying, “I somehow doubt its a secret that I have a large wardrobe. Real Estate.

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When Should Your Teenager Get a Job?

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He didn’t have his first job until the summer between high school graduation and college. My mom expected both my brother and I to find employment when we reached the legal age of 15, and enforced it by having us pay for half of our school clothes (well, the ones we wanted. When did you get your first job?

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Back to School Deals 7/19 – 7/25/15

Saving Cents With Sense

I have other tips to help you save on back to school shopping, too: How to Find Back to School Clothes for Less. Brother P-Touch Compact Label Maker: $25. Mead Five Star Notebook, 1-Subject, College Ruled, 8 1/2″ x 11″: $3. Five Star 3-Subject Notebook, College Ruled: $5. How to Set a Back to School Routine.

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