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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

In highly affluent circles, a family office is a private wealth management firm that manages the finances and investments for the ultra-wealthy and their families. While I was still helping my husband from home with his business, I felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy. Implement our Debt Freedom Plan.

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5 Reasons Mature Adult Offspring Fear “The Money Talk” with their Parents

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Bringing up the subject of parental finances – especially with a generation not open to that particular discussion – may make our parents mad… at us… for daring to: question their competence. What if our parents need us to handle their day to day finances? be nosy about what they have.

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How to Say No When a Sibling Asks for Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are raised by parents to be nice to our brothers and sisters, to care for them and about them and to share with them – after all, they are family. If your sister is unwilling to go out and get a job to support herself, spend a few minutes searching for counseling help. Don’t forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET.

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Odd$ and End$ - One Pesky Virus Can Ruin A Snow Day

Family Balance Sheet

As for my oldest daughter, she had the best day EVER, because she got to watch way too much TV as mommy was attending to her little sister. Personal Finance around the web: Festival of Frugality at Cash Money Life. How to Take Control of Your Finances in 2011 at Get Rich Slowly. Lots of great posts. A must read!

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. my sister-in-law earned enough cash to take the family to Hawaii!! Involve Your Child in Planning and Budgeting. Get Rewarded.

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Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

An August 2013 issue of Daily Finance, in an article entitled Credit Card Debt Falling But Still Very High reported: “According to data from the Federal Reserve, as of July 2013, the average indebted household in the U.S. The hope is that you will not pay off the balance and will have to pay interest on that balance.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. My sister in law is getting married this year so I am going to show her these tips. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K?

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