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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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.”. It’s my grandkid!”.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

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Maybe you prefer golf over cross-country skiing, or you just want to be near your kids or grandkids. A Bankrate survey in October found more than half of working Americans (55 percent) say their retirement savings are not where they need to be, with nearly 35 percent saying they’re significantly behind. Geological Survey.

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How to Plan a Multi-Generation Family Vacation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A soon-to-be-released survey from MMGY Global, a travel industry research company, finds that around 5.5 One of our son’s and his wife peeled out after touring Yellowstone, while our other son, wife and grandkids went with us to a few other destinations prior to heading home. Plan to handle all ages. Find lodging that works.

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