Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 15, 2014
My Grandma Rie’s Money Camp is a week long day camp with a focus on finances at age appropriate levels. Get some free video editing software, use a cell phone or camera to record and see what happens! Living a Frugal Life: Exploring Staycations Old Time Free Summer Activities for Kids Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 26, 2016
My grown kids are also savers and I have high hopes that the grandchildren will follow their example. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. If you are risk averse, you may lose sleep (and health) worrying about the safety of your finances. percent, after inflation.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Wouldn’t it be fun to have a place where our sons, their wives and our grandchildren could come together to play, visit and bond? My differing perspectives on vacation rental finances. Gather the family. All of the above reasons were valid, and actually continue to be valid.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 1, 2013
According to the New York Times , Jackie Onassis put the bulk of her estate in a charitable lead trust that paid out for 24 years, following which, anything left would go to her grandchildren. million left tax-free to heirs.”. That same Times article explains it this way: “Michael O. percent I.R.S. Give Back Money Tips'
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. Where ever your child is on the learning continuum – here are some ideas on ways to teach personal finance without spending (much) extra time specifically on it. In the Car.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 13, 2016
Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. As I looked around, the owner came up to me with a package of floral foam saying I should just take it for free.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 10, 2017
’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. To be financially free, you have to stay the course financially.
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