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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

The post 10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Personal finance tips are much like opinions; everybody’s got one. Here are some personal finance tips that should help get you out of that murk.

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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. Parents already know that back to school time is the second most expensive time of the year (right after the holidays).

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3 Important Lessons in Living Frugally, But Not Too Frugally

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: David Bakke enjoys living frugally in Atlanta and frequently shares his best financial tips and experiences on Money Crashers , an online resource ranked as one of the top personal finance blogs online. I spent a lot of time scouring the newspapers and seldom yielded any coupons that I could use.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. We have a week long Grandma Money Camp during which we have activities, games, books, movies and lessons about things related to personal finance. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement. I used the sandrete I already had.

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Seven Things I Learned About Money When I Became a Parent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Back to school time can cost more than Holiday time. As a poor couple just starting out, with lots of relatives expecting Christmas gifts, we often dreaded the holidays. But when the boys started school, we found out that it was even more expensive for us than holiday time. I think most of us learn how by age 1.5

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Is Travelling Overrated?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author’s main goals in life is spending less money on stuff and more money travelling. One of my personal goals in 2012 is to travel more. I want to use up all my holidays from work, as well as going on some random weekend road trips.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This is not something I want to see, so today I have a few videos for you that will dispell credit card myths, teach you how to use them properly, how to keep them safe, and how to make sure you should be getting credit in the first place. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays!