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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here, told as I would tell it to my Grandkids, are my top 5 lessons. Let me show you how to get a loan, buy a car, purchase a home, live within a budget, save/invest, prepare tax returns, use a contract and more. No one owes you a living. Nope, not even Mom and Dad will support you forever. Every transaction has room for negotiation.

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We were preparing to go out of town to the grandkids house the next morning. Social security cards, birth certificates, income tax records, safety deposit box keys, drivers licenses and etc. Understand That Dealing With Loss Takes Time. It was a Thursday night, the 20 th of December 2012. Track your fire related expenses.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before retiring I often wondered about life after retirement – would we have enough money , would it change our marriage, would the kids and grandkids have different expectations, what if catastrophe struck and money became an issue, what would I do, would I miss the daily interaction with the people with whom I worked for many years?