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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve seen the nieces and my own kids ask for and get babysitting services time after time from a busy working boomer. In my experience, my kids expect more of me for their kids than I expected of my parents for mine. It never occurred to me to ask Mom or Mom-in-law to come watch my kids. Among well-to-do grandparents and the 2.7

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Makeup, nail polish, and clothes. I haven’t worn makeup in about twenty years or so, I can’t remember the last time I painted my nails, and I detest shopping for clothes. But I had to SHOP for clothes. Cloth diapering. Even if we don’t end up using all the food we buy, it’s cheaper than eating out.

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