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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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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use the below as a guideline only. If Daddy’s late or Mommy’s out of town on business – talk about what your spouse does, why they have to be late or out of town once in a while and how family uses their salary. My grandkids were 6 and 3 and they really got into this! Buying gasoline. Birth to Age 3.

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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

That way, I can hit a lot of sales in just a few hours instead of spending time and gasoline driving around town. For example, if you want to buy slightly used home furnishings, find an upscale neighborhood where the kids are mostly grown. If you are still reluctant to buy used, consider the below bargains. My best finds.