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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? Grandparents, obviously, would have the benefit of extra income.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights. Visiting a local reindeer ranch with a reindeer who also doesn’t care about trends The hardest part of being frugal for my family is food!

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The Worst Financial Decisions I’ve Seen

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A relative of mine gradually lost income and assets over a 20 year period, having lifestyle downsizing forced on him multiple times and in multiple ways, from loss of cars all the way to loss of hot water for showering and money for food. Not paying your real estate taxes. If you don’t pay the taxes, you lose.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

If you have a CPA license, you can help business owners file taxes, generate balance sheets and other accounting documents and make your professional recommendations about your client’s bottom line. Tax consulting If you’re a CPA or other enrolled agent, you might consider opening up a service specifically for business taxes.

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Best Deals 1/17/12

For the Mommas

Who is looking forward to watching the big game?? Check out this giveaway from Acme for fun food giftpack & giftcard. Today is the first day that you can efile your taxes – check out free filing options from H&R Block and Turbo Tax. The Super Bowl is on Sunday , February 5, 2012 , this year.

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Finding Discount Codes and Why You Should Use Coupons

Koupon Karen

Buy more for longer while protecting future months against food inflation or shrinking income fluxes driven by economic shifts or job insecurities. But watch for spam proliferation if you are signing up for too many, so curate selectivity. Raises completely offset tax, at least! Why Should You Use Coupons?

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Food Related. Show the kids how you are paying and explain the concept (checks, cash, debit, credit, food stamps or whatever). Check the register receipt with them to show them how it lists out the items, the price and the taxes (a great opening to introduce the concept of why we have taxes). Watching TV.

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