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Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Emergencies constitute things like: Job loss Medical emergencies Accidents Unplanned large purchases (necessary large purchases) Natural disaster expenses You absolutely need to have this money set aside somewhere it can be easily accessed but also not within your day-to-day reach.

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Should You Accept Family Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I thought there would be ‘strings’ attached to the use of the money. It is true that grandparents love to ‘spoil’ the grandkids (I know this because I am a grandparent). Helping kids over a rough spot can make a parent feel useful. Parents rethink gifting when they disapprove of how the money was used.

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