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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At McDonald’s. Buying gasoline. Talk about various car expenses, besides gasoline, like oil, windshield washer fluid, mechanics, tuneups, tires, car payment interest and etc. Talk about where the gasoline comes from and the various jobs related to producing it. Other Free Sources of Help.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There weren’t any McDonald’s but there were Steak and Shake and White Castle’s here and there. Stores like Sears and JC Penney sent out free merchandise catalogs 3 inches thick and people ordered their stuff from those if they couldn’t find it in a store. All TV was free. Food/shopping. Entertainment.

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