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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Boomers claim to have redefined many aspects of life – from open family dialoge to ways to influence politics, now are they redefining grandparenthood? It isn’t just about the learning though, it is also about building a relationship with them apart from their parents and it is about having fun and building memories together.

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Unintended Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Influencing a home owner association to build up a reserve fund. My condo association has been struggling for 6 years to build up a reserve fund to handle big future maintenance items, such as re-roofing. We finally convinced the board to map out future needs and come up with a plan to get there. Don’t you hate politics!