Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2014

There are many things that parents shouldn’t do when trying to instill good financial skills and values in their offspring. Money is a tool. Most parents let their kids have some kind of money – either via an allowance, a job or chores around the house or from gifts. Giving them conflicting money messages. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Kids usually start asking a lot of questions when they’re 3, 4, and 5 years old, and it’s your job as a parent to answer those questions to the best of your knowledge in an open and honest way. It’s easy for kids to accept gifts from their parents and not realize the amount of money that has gone into them getting that gift.

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Money Kids College Tuition Kids and Family 234

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APRIL 5, 2013

Free Amazon Prime for College Students. Free LearnVest Online Budgeting Tool. Free PBS Parents Learn & Play App. Free Sample of Ruffies Trash Bag Sample. Facebook offer). Free Baseball Printable Pack. Free BOB Book Early Reading Printables. Free CVS Alcohol Prep Swabs Coupon. Free Educational Apps for Apple Devices.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

In many parts of the US, people learned to sew as part of their life skills – from parents or family or schools. If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? For instance, in college, I was invited to a formal dance occasion. Clothing is cheap, sewing is not. As a hobby.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

Remember when trade schools abounded and more folks went to them than to college? Watching someone else fix something helps you learn how, lets you know it is possible and provides on the spot availability for mentor-ship, It seems to be a substitute for the times when parents showed their kids how to repair things. The Fixer Movement.

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 6, 2023

It’s never been “easy” to send children off to college. Many of Release’s clients are students, and Clark’s own addiction progressed while he was a student—as he explains on a new podcast pulling back the curtain on the college experience and showing parents the real challenges and risks their teens are facing.

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 5, 2023

Parents and educators are beyond overwhelmed. And with so many experts out there in so many areas—parenting, addiction, mental health—it’s hard to know where to start. This weekly program—which kicked off February 28—will serve as a single source of research-based guidance for parents, educators, and students. It’s the opposite.

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Podcasts Student Parenting Education 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

” Jen presents 6 Free Financial Resources & Tools to Improve Your Finances posted at Master the Art of Saving , saying, “If youre interested in monitoring or improving your finances, then you probably dont want to be spending money to do it. A world without fashion would be a world without fun. Real Estate.

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Money Finance Personal Finance Real Estate 133

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In my area, the amount of free beautiful parks, nature centers, museums, national monuments, free concerts, kid programs at the library, things to rent at the library (books, ebooks, Kanopy, tools, toys, board games) is so wonderful! Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents?

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 181

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

I had watched my parents pay off their debt, including their house, when I was a pre-teen, which really influenced me. Cutting expenses, bringing in more income, following a budget are all tools you can use to become debt free. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary.

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

My parents were good at guiding careful spending habits without it being a burden. I should have known he was special as he asked for a set of “Time-Life” home repair books when he was in college. I have to be careful not to earn to much as we need to maintain certain limits to qualify for college grants and funding.

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Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 185

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. It’s a tool, and it provides security and options. That’s not right.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 176

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

We continually strive to provide consumers with the expert advice and tools needed to succeed throughout life’s financial journey. We’re transparent about how we are able to bring quality content, competitive rates, and useful tools to you by explaining how we make money. Bankrate logo How we make money You have money questions.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2013

Garden tools like shovels, chainsaws, hoes, rakes, leaf blowers, tree trimmers. So why not share those less-needed tools with others? While I can’ say my parents were too thrilled, monitoring all those kids, with some rules in place it would be easy for everyone to share the costs and monitoring. But it could be done.

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Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions Kids and Family Camping Equipment Television 212

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

Other Items on Sale: Tools, free donuts in honor of National Donut Day on June 5th. College Savings for College Savings Month : College supplies, incentives to open 529 savings plans, incentives to open college savings accounts (for parents and students). Happy Birthday America! for a pound of tomatoes.

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Flowers and Plants Cinco De Mayo Buy Buying 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Who knows how many new products and companies came about as a result of the space age (where would we be without our cordless tools?). I had the opportunity and was encouraged to attend college – resulting in better job opportunities. How many of you have since earned a living and yes, even gotten rich, selling cars?

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

We continually strive to provide consumers with the expert advice and tools needed to succeed throughout life’s financial journey. We’re transparent about how we are able to bring quality content, competitive rates, and useful tools to you by explaining how we make money. Bankrate logo How we make money You have money questions.

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Insurance Life Insurance Homeowner Insurance Cars 52

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Gently used clothing, baby items, furniture, electronics, small appliances, books, fitness equipment, and tools sell well. I was an eBay seller in college and made a decent living drop-shipping items from big box stores. The schedule was perfect for us as young parents, and I enjoyed getting out of the house. Sell on eBay.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

The College Investor: Start Automatic Investing in 2012 – How you can automate your investing in 2012 the easy way. Frugal Confessions : A Great Site to Sign up for Email Offers – Learn about this great tool to hone your frugal skills like I do! Look no further because it is all in here this week. Read away my friends.

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