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Benefits of Having Your Parents Watch Your Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On special occassions, now that I’m retired, I go to their house to watch them. There are many documented benefits to utilizing grandparents to watch grandkids. Both may wonder about reciprocity – should the grandparents be paid to watch the kids?

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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It is not only possible to spend gobs of money on your little rug rats but also gobs of your time. We spoiled our children and we apparently are even more intent on doing so with our grandchildren! They rarely gave us toys or money. My parents were somewhat more interactive with their grandchildren (my kids).

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. They start to notice that you can trade toys, or trade money for stuff (like a ride on the grocery store pony or candy at the checkout aisle). Food Related.

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Cheaper, Less Stressful Alternatives to Christmas Gift Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Families playing football in the back yard after a turkey feast; grandparents watching Christmas Vacation with their grandchildren; decorating the Christmas tree and remembering just how each ornament came about. So I’ve brainstormed some ways that we can avoid the malls, while keep the giving spirit alive and well: Food Giving.

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Why Renew Your Vows?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We watched. For our 40th wedding anniversary, we chose to take our adult children and our grandchildren on a vacation to Yellowstone National Park. Your family and friends really don’t want to sit in church and watch, they are just waiting for the after party! Money Tips' We had fun together and fun separately.

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4 Hobbies for Adulthood

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Whether you simply want to venture from the daily routine, stop watching so much TV, or you just need to save money by not going out, it’s never too late to pick up a new hobby. It’s also a great hobby to teach children, grandchildren, or students. Gardening is another hobby you can pick up at any age.

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Why Did I Buy That!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It is important for each of us to understand the weapons our advertisers have in their arsenals to convince us to part with our money. One of the resources I used with the kids last year in Money Camp to show them how advertisers sell, was a You Tube video called Buy Me That Too: A Kid’s Survival Guide to TV Advertising (Part 1/2).

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