Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 23, 2017

When I was a young adult, out of college and into my first years of marriage, I cringed at the thought of getting money from my parents. Daughters and sons of very wealthy families sometimes want to disown the family wealth in order to prove themselves. Perhaps though, you are doing your parents a disservice by refusing their gifts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 11, 2013

When my children were young, one of the most common questions I heard from other parents while waiting for our kids at the school gate was ‘how can I get my child excited about reading?’ Reading to preschoolers has emotional, developmental and educational benefits that set them up for later study, learning and entertainment.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Whether you’re continuing your education, entering the workforce or settling down with someone special (or all of the above), life insurance should be part of your plan. That ended up being the most responsible decision she could have made for her son, Nathan, and his future. First of all, congratulations! So, what’s next?

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Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 11, 2014

All parents think they know their baby well, but are they willing to bet on it? Parents try to predict their toddler’s next move in an effort to win money for their child’s future education. Parents try to predict their toddler’s next move in an effort to win money for their child’s future education.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2014

However, parents might dread summer as they struggle to find low cost ways to keep their kids entertained. After all, summer day camps and overnight camps, while fun and educational, can get expensive quickly. The local library Every year my son, a book lover, signs up for the local library’s reading program. Go Frugal'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 10, 2013

If you are like most parents, you want to raise your children well – to develop their mental and physical aspects completely. Most people know that music education helps grow children’s brains. We rented our son’s alto saxophone while he took lessons in high school. Just search on exchange musical instruments.

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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.

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Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

You can also read my review of the Leappad3 too to see what my son and I thought about it. Access the most engaging learning library for kids’ tablets, with 1,000+ educator-approved games, apps, eBooks, videos and more.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Dr. John Krumboltz, Professor of Educational Psychology at Standford University studies how people choose careers. This can be a good way to pick, as long as you ascertain that there are enough jobs in the field for you to successfully land one with the amount of education you have and that the jobs pay enough to meet your lifestyle needs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Parents already know that back to school time is the second most expensive time of the year (right after the holidays).

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 6, 2023

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. Listen on Apple and Spotify.)

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 18, 2012

I’m Nicole’s blog assistant Lynn and I live in North Carolina with my husband and 3 year old son, Deven. Where to Buy: Online at Childup.com or Amazon. Price of Product: $9.99 At the same time, the discussions about numbers and animals will be of great help to develop the child’s vocabulary and language skills.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? an illustration I did for one of my son’s books. This is a butcher board table my husband and sons made when we were living in a rental with very little useful counter space.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: Broke Professionals is a personal finance blog aimed at the over-educated and underpaid. You work in an office son, and you will be sitting on your you know what all day probably for the rest of your career. It’s probably not too different from what your parents have told you. He is one of my heroes.

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

MARCH 7, 2012

I registered my middle son, Hot Rod, for kindergarten this morning. This fall there will be 2 of the 3 Dedman kids in school.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 21, 2012

Research has shown that kids can lose their skills over the summer months, so as parents, we want to keep our kids engaged to make sure they keep all that needed knowledge. Reading, crafts, games – those simple and fun activities are educational for your kids and help keep their minds going during the summer.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Our son is 29 and biological. 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. How did you get interested in saving money?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Others might point out the importance of a good education. Parents teach us persistence in the things they repeat (verbally and in their actions) day after day. Most parents persist in insisting that their children learn to use the potty, tie their shoes and maybe play a musical instrument. Persistence can be learned.

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Saving Everyday

MAY 27, 2011

Our son is active duty Army and is coming to the end of his first tour there (and already scheduled to go back). Support education: Make military children feel welcome when they arrive in your children’s schools. Any opportunity to support our armed services is near and dear to my heart. We are a military family.

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