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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before you get ready to shove those kids of yours out of the nest, here are what I consider to be (based on my experience as a person, a Mom, and a Grandma) the most important things you (or someone) should teach them about personal finance. Here, told as I would tell it to my Grandkids, are my top 5 lessons. No one owes you a living.

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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My differing perspectives on vacation rental finances. My Grandkids have grown up visiting the lake condo and love it. 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? All of the above reasons were valid, and actually continue to be valid.

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. My grandkids were 6 and 3 and they really got into this! Play board and online games that teach money or finance or business concepts. Other Free Sources of Help.

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