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Needs vs. Wants – Which Is Which?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Parents start teaching this concept when a child is a toddler and continue to try to drill it in all the way through the teen and college years. A lot of you would classify indoor plumbing, central heat, grocery money and gasoline as ‘needs’ But wait, are they really always needs? My Grandmother was born in 1898.

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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This year for instance, I dropped upwards of $250 on entertainment (boat ride, eat outs, amusement park, supplies, books, games and etc) plus the opportunity cost of using our condo instead of renting it out (over $1600 for the week) plus groceries, gasoline and more. It’s my grandkid!”. Money Tips'