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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here, told as I would tell it to my Grandkids, are my top 5 lessons. Prepare for getting into the ones you think you might want to attend – by studying the right subjects, participating in the right activities and working the right kinds of part time or summer jobs. No one owes you a living. How to manage life activities.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before retiring I often wondered about life after retirement – would we have enough money , would it change our marriage, would the kids and grandkids have different expectations, what if catastrophe struck and money became an issue, what would I do, would I miss the daily interaction with the people with whom I worked for many years?