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P.E.P. for the Week of March 7-11/11- Spending Time With Family Update Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Last week I told you that my hubby and I were headed to BC to visit my grandfather whom I hadn’t seen in 8 years. Little House in the Valley tells us how we can save money by partnering with our neighbours. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us to stop smoking. It went FABULOUS!! We had such a good time.

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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I drop a bundle each year (both money and time) on my week long Grandma Rie’s Money Camp where I try to help the kids learn about and experience personal finance concepts. Do the math and you’re talking about $16,200 to $21,600 over a grandchild’s first 18 years. Among well-to-do grandparents and the 2.7 It’s my grandkid!”.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. That observation brought back the flood of stories she and my grandfather told about coming to the US from Cuba with no money and starting over in their late 30s.