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4 Simple Strategies to Save on Children’s Clothes

Couponing 101

Children grow like weeds. But you don’t have to empty your kids’ college funds to keep them decked out in the latest fashions. The good thing about kids growing quickly is that it happens to every child. With these four simple strategies, you can save a ton of money on children’s clothes.

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Stuff – Full Circle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You may not remember all the stuff you had as a kid, but if you are a parent, you are certainly aware how fast stuff gathers around you when kids come into your life! Kids will naturally accumulate stuff, even when they can’t buy it. But as time wears on, the cats and dogs move on and the kids move out.

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Make Your Own Board Game

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’m reading it to my Grand-kids this year in Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and needed an activity to go with it. I thought it would be fun to have a board game that reinforces thoughts on starting and growing a business. I will probably use an old garage sale board game as the base, and just glue the printed game mat to it.

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5 Ways to Keep Your Home Clutter Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I took at least three trunks full of “stuff” to Goodwill, I had a garage sale, and I sold things online. And then, well, like a weed that just won’t stop growing, the stuff started piling up again. However, since I have three kids, the artwork can pile up quickly. Deal with mail immediately.

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Why Did I Buy That!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the resources I used with the kids last year in Money Camp to show them how advertisers sell, was a You Tube video called Buy Me That Too: A Kid’s Survival Guide to TV Advertising (Part 1/2). In it, they took apart some kid toy commercials and showed exactly how the various cool effects were created. Presentation.

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3 Tried-and-True Tips for a Frugal Family

Saving Cents With Sense

If you have kids, purchasing used or discounted clothing and toys is a great way to save money. Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste. If you talk first, you may talk yourself out of a deal that the other person was about to accept. No matter what.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Personal Finance Journey : Should You Leave a Life Insurance Policy to Your Kids? The MoneyTrail Blog: How Much Control Should Kids have Over their own Money? However, kids need to become actively engaged with their money so that money management becomes a relevant part of their life. krantcents: Budgeting is Easy!