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4 Things Your Child Can Do Instead of Going Immediately to College

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many parents would probably like their kids to go to college immediately, but that isn’t necessary. If you’re flexible as a parent, you may realize that there are many other worthwhile things your kids can do besides go to college immediately. Consider some of these activities: 1. See the world.

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

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This should have been done as soon as we became parents back in 2005, but we kept putting it off. We want so badly to move on to the fun stuff, like traveling to Disney or even Europe to visit some friends who recently moved there. I’m very motivated to focus on one goal this year. It’s similar to a deductible. #1

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Financial Lessons from the Movies – The Unsinkable Molly Brown

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Not everyone is motivated by money. They then spend a lot of money trying to impress their new neighbors – including extensive traveling in Europe to become ‘second generation’ so that the neighbors won’t snub them. They talk and act like Colorado hillbillies, reminding the neighbors of their own parents.

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