Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

If you are a parent, some day you will most likely become a grandparent. Being a grandparent is tons more fun than parenting. You get to enjoy all the cute moments and hand back the kid when they stink or act out! We spoiled our children and we apparently are even more intent on doing so with our grandchildren!

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Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 15, 2014

Today’s grandparents are notorious for spoiling their beloved grand-kids. Today’s grand-kids are notorious for being glued to a screen. Spend less, and pry the kids away from those screens by doing some of these activities to build face time with yours. Set up the tents, grab the sleeping bags and bug spray.

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Grandchildren Building Backyard Inexpensive 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

You want your kid to be financially savvy. But you are a super busy parent, with work, continuing education, business travel, your kid’s other activities, church and the myriad of other things that demand your time and attention. Kids this age can start to learn that we can get things by trading. Food Related.

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Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187

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. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account. This was part of my parent’s plan to turn me into a saver.

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Money Saving Money Lowes Grandchildren 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Managing your finances gets a lot more complex and time consuming. I used to worry about what would happen to my kids if my spouse decided to move on. That is one reason I hold my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp each summer with my grandchildren (our third generation). A fulfilled life, to me, is a life of accomplishment.

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Money Grandchildren Thrifty Job Loss 247

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2015

Even the New York Times acknowledges that: As boomers join the ranks of grandparents, many are financing vacations for their children and grandchildren. percent of all vacation trips now consist of grandparents, parents and children traveling together. We took my Mom with us to Florida in the 1980’s. Plan for it.

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Vacation Family Grandchildren Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 16, 2017

Grandchildren inherit but can’t get use of the money. Maybe you left a chuck of money to your ‘surviving grandchildren’ and they are not yet 18. Set up your beneficiaries – get help from an estate planner, get a will naming guardianship of your children, check your designations as part of your yearly finance review.

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