Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
This is the ninth year that my family has sponsored another family through the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Christmas program. I wrote extensively last year about how and why my family became involved with this ministry. Today I want to share with you our experience last year that brought me to my knees.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 23, 2017
I felt it would give them control over me in some fashion and fiercely wanted my independence. Daughters and sons of very wealthy families sometimes want to disown the family wealth in order to prove themselves. Lets explore the topic of parents giving money to grown offspring. I wanted to prove myself.
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Penny Pinchin' Mom
DECEMBER 17, 2023
The post Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Family finances can be tricky! I have a bunch of lovable relatives (my nuclear family) who believe we are somehow made of money. You need the entire family pulling in the same direction.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 19, 2013
In Huffington Post article Boomers Give New Meaning To Spoiling The Grandkids author Linda Stern reported: “Roughly 36 percent of the grandparents surveyed by AARP said “spoiling (grand)children by buying them too much” was a part of a grandparent’s financial role.”. It’s my grandkid!”.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
Although I live 200+ miles away from my two grandkids, I try to get them for a week or so during the summer. There are many documented benefits to utilizing grandparents to watch grandkids. Although using relatives to kid sit can be fraught with stress, anxiety and cause for family arguments, many families do it successfully.
Couponing 101
APRIL 15, 2020
You might not be able to give her the indulgent experience of her dreams, but that doesn’t mean you can’t treat her to a special day at home. Since the mother in your life might be missing her own mother right about now, arranging a video call could give them a chance to reconnect. Here are a few ways to make Mother’s Day special!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
I come from a family of three children, though one of my brothers died as an infant and the other died in his twenties. When we only had one child, our family could have a smaller car and a smaller apartment. I am over a thousand miles away from my mom, and I feel bad that she can’t see me and her grandkids more often.
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