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Parenting Pointers: Tips for a Screen-Free Holiday

Motherhood Moments

The holidays can be a period of increased screen time for kids, whether it’s more time playing video games, scrolling through Instagram, or binging the latest series. Serve food at a local soup kitchen or help at a community garden, or donate clothing, food, or toys. Give a hug (to someone in your house!),

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Christmas Savings Club | April Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Start thinking about some handmade gifts that you can make for your friends and family for the holidays. Christmas Savings Club Financial Freedom Saving Money - During the Holidays'

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Christmas Savings Club | August Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. I''m still left with a $50 shortfall for the year, but I have 3 more months to save it before I make the majority of our holiday purchases. September Assignments: 1.

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Saving Tips & Free Crediting Monitoring

For the Mommas

If you’re still worried you’ll break your resolution, consider motivating yourself by money. If you achieve it, nothing happens, but if you don’t achieve it, the site will charge your credit card and donate money to a charity whose cause you hate. There are websites out there that will allow you to set a goal. Spending Less.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many of us have just celebrated Canada Day or Independance Day; a holiday where we celebrate our freedoms. Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. Daniel from Sweating The Big Stuff shares Tips to Start Saving For The Holidays.

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Be Selfish – GIVE!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Motivational finance books, such as The One Minute Millionaire or Think and Grow Rich stress the importance of giving. In another study, the brain’s pleasure centers lit up when people made check marks next to a list of organizations to which they wanted to donate.” How is that? It always has to me.

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. We just came back from holidays and did just that. We have something similar in Canada and it definitely motivates you to save. Thanks Jeffrey for giving us some new ideas on how we can help others.