Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

We received the information about our family in October, so I took advantage of the holiday sales to buy the gifts and food. The family that we “adopted” was a grandmother (I will call her Tanya, but not her real name) and her 3 grandkids. I helped Tanya unpack our food boxes and reviewed with her what we brought.

Family 219

Family Kids and Family Dec Grandkids 219

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 28, 2016

Give Peace A Chance ! My great-great grandmother was born out of wedlock, her father was the then King Leopold II of Belgium — who was known for having many affairs outside of his marriage. but my great-great grandmother was one of them. The culture, the food, the people — and the beer and chocolate was soo yummy!

Grandmother 100

Grandmother Beers Health and Beauty Politics 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I belong to many frugal living Facebook groups and so often people rant about how expensive and overwhelming gift giving can be for the extended family. The first year we had this gift exchange, everyone was really polite, but now it has turned into a game of belly laughs and gift snatching! Gifts of food/baked goods.

Games 100

Games Christmas Gifts Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

In Huffington Post article Boomers Give New Meaning To Spoiling The Grandkids author Linda Stern reported: “Roughly 36 percent of the grandparents surveyed by AARP said “spoiling (grand)children by buying them too much” was a part of a grandparent’s financial role.”. Boomers are becoming grandparents by the second.

Grandchildren 220

Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220