Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

If you can’t afford it, do something else. Instead of taking the family to a movie, have a home movie night with friends and family. Instead of taking the family to a professional sports game, attend a little league game near your home and cheer on the neighbor’s child.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 3, 2012

Surely, this would be the wish of every parent. It’s the little things that count Think back to your own childhood; it is often the little things, maybe inconsequential at the time, that form your fondest memories of a family member. Here is what some have said about their parents/caregivers: I have been inspired by my parents.

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Building Kids and Family Parenting Journal 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. Well, kids, your parents lied to you – money does grow on trees. One way to do this in a two income family is to live off of one income and bank the other.

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Virginia Money Real Estate Growing 160

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

” p 88 Mark Haynes Daniell in Strategy for the Wealthy Family – Seven Principles to Assure Riches to Riches Across Generations. Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? As a parent, your expectations of your growing child increase month by month and year by year.

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Debt College Student Money 167

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

I live in the Midwest with my family. I have 11 kids, ages 9-29, and two cats. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. My parents were good at guiding careful spending habits without it being a burden.

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Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 190

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

Dad grew up on his parent’s farm with a wood stove, an outhouse and kerosene lamps. The family behind us, for instance, lived for years in their basement with their brood of kids (they ended up with around 15 I remember). Grandma put us kids to bed in the south bedroom when we stayed over at the farm. Inconvenient!

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St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176