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How to Say No When a Sibling Asks for Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are raised by parents to be nice to our brothers and sisters, to care for them and about them and to share with them – after all, they are family. There’s also the “hidden string” factor, where the receiving party is pressured to, say, spend weekends expressing gratitude by cleaning his brother’s gutters.

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5 Reasons Mature Adult Offspring Fear “The Money Talk” with their Parents

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My spouse and I have been prying that particular conversational door open with our adult children and their spouses for several years now in our annual family meeting, but not a whisper of talk has been planned with the oldest member of our family – my spouse’s 90 year old Mom. The topic can be charged with emotional and control issues.

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Freebie Friday: What You Can Get for Free 6/27

Saving Cents With Sense

101 Conversation Starters for Couples (Sampler) by Gary Chapman. Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm. Bella Crafts Quarterly Magazine (Digital or Download). The Skinny Ice Cream Maker by CookNation. The Bicycle Diaries by David Kroodsma. 4th of July Coloring Pages. Homemade Bread Recipes by Kim DeWalt. The Wheels On the Bus.

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RC Helicoptor 3-Channel Infrared Only $18 + FREE Shipping

Saving Cents With Sense

I got one of these for my brother last Christmas and he loved it. Don’t forget to connect on the Saving Cents with Sense Facebook page for more deals and fun conversation! for only $18.00 + FREE Shipping with Amazon Prime! Normally this sales for $79.99, that is 77% savings! ©2009-11 Saving Sense Media LLC. All rights reserved.

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thinkbaby Starter Set and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

The transformational line – The thinkbaby system allows parents to transform baby bottles to our award winning Sippy Cup through purchase of the Conversion Kit. I gave this set to my brother and sister in law for my baby niece and they have been loving the bottles! Comes with Stage A and Stage B nipples.

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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

Really just with us, even if he were too tired for much conversation after working the very long hours of the retail Christmas season. After dinner, Dad went off to Schul with his brothers. On Christmas Eve, my Dad’s retail camera shop closed early, and we knew we’d have him with us all that next day.

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Nerdfighters: John and Hank Green

Nicoles Nickels

Anyway… John has a brother Hank and the two of them created a video series on youTube called the Vlogbrothers. I believe this started out as a daily video conversation from one brother to the other to increase their communication (they live states apart) but has settled down to about twice a week.

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