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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

The teachers and education are wonderful and our kids are thriving there so we will continue it as long as we can afford to. I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects. Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents? What’s one thing you splurge on?

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How I Organize My Paper Files and Filing Cabinet

Family Balance Sheet

I still keep my favorite recipes in a binder instead of an online recipe portal. Major Category: Insurance - My sub-files are Auto, Health, Health Savings Account, Home-Owners, Life. Major Category: Education - I keep a folder for each daughter. It has saved us time and our sanity.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

The cost of college education is crushing and many parents feel compelled to assist or pay for the entire tuition. This leaves not much left to save for retirement. ” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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How To Teach Your Kids to Save Money

Couponing 101

This post is 5 simple ways to help teach our children to save money so they don’t become a statistic. The following five tips on “How you can teach your kids to save money” will help you educate them: Teach Kids to Save Money Tip #1. Teach Kids to Save Money Tip #5. Image courtesy of Morguefile.com.

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Start Small; Dream Big: Achieving Financial Security From Small Beginnings

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Tarahas this idea – “I made a game of finding new ways to stop spending everything I earned so I could save. When I found a new way, I bought a small treat and then put the rest into my growing savings account. I have found new recipes, I eat more healthy food and I have even lost a few pounds. Gee, it mounts up quickly!”

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