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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

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learning to give by having them donate last years clothing. If you know you are going to want to have a tutor for your child this year, use a college tutor. Check with your local college for students who are majoring in the subject your child needs help with. Rent Don’t Buy. Buy don’t rent. Get Social.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

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I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). Maybe four years?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. Tim from How to Make Bankable Savings discusses Buy Versus Rent: Non-Financial Considerations are Ke y The decision to buy or rent your home involves more than a financial analysis. Thanks for the honesty.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project. I had been at my previous job for 17 years (straight out of college) and it had turned into a very toxic situation. My son has a job at a local pizza place and he gets a free meal after every shift. One of four nightstands we made!

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

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My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.