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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Check the register receipt with them to show them how it lists out the items, the price and the taxes (a great opening to introduce the concept of why we have taxes). In the Car. My grandkids were 6 and 3 and they really got into this! Buying gasoline. When you get home with the groceries. Going to the babysitter.

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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you keep your head and are persistent, you can find many things you want or need, all in near perfect condition, for a fraction of the cost with NO TAXES due. That way, I can hit a lot of sales in just a few hours instead of spending time and gasoline driving around town. People sell the darnedest things at their garage sales.