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Do You Use Skills Learned in Childhood?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As I was clipping the grass around the trees with hand clippers just now, it occurred to me that this was a task I used to have as a child. Another thing that, according to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), happens in childhood that affects our adult finances is that we learn from the financial behavior of our parents.

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Enriching Education: Study Reveals Crisis of Confidence in American Education

Motherhood Moments

For the study of over 1,000 individuals, conducted with cooperation from YouGov and data analytics firm Gradient , respondents were given 57 priorities for K-12 education and ranked them using a conjoint analysis that forces them into tradeoff scenarios and avoids the distorting effects of social influence.

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How to Get Back Into the Reading Habit and Find More Time for Reading

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dave Ramsey, the popular finance guru, requires that members of his team read on a regular basis because reading is so important to professional growth. ” However, a surprising number of us don’t take the time to read. If you take your child to a sports practice, use the down time to read. Read while exercising.

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