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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But musical instruments can be expensive, and many are too delicate for pre-school aged children. How can you expose your pre-school and grade school age children to musical instruments without spending an arm and a leg? Make Musical Instruments From Household Items. Find A Used Instrument.

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. using what they already have. I love to shop garage sales. using tax free days. Don’t Pay Retail.

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Build Memories and Spend Less on Your Grandchildren this Summer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Will it be a crafts camp with several different projects, a cooking camp – with the grand-kids planning, shopping, chopping and cooking a meal (with your supervision and suggestions of course), a music camp – with each of you playing your instrument or all of you learning new songs together? Hold a garage sale together.

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The One Most Important Thing You Need to Get Rich

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Parents teach us persistence in the things they repeat (verbally and in their actions) day after day. When my Granddaughter was little, she had to learn to buckle her own seat belt.

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