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Low Cost Ways to Enjoy Christmas With Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I always loved Christmas as a child (what kid doesn’t?!), but I love it even more now that I have kids and get to watch their joy. Whether you’re on a budget or simply want to spend modestly, there are plenty of low-cost ways you can enjoy the holidays with your kids. All the kids could make paper snowflakes.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I’m in my 60’s, I’ve been married to the love of my life for 44 years and we have two adult “kids.” We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I

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How to Teach Your Kids About Money and Business – Take A Family Field Trip

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can have a fun, and usually inexpensive time helping them learn by showing them companies, factories and banks in action. Teach kids about products. Teach kids about different types of jobs in one business. Teach kids about different industries. Teach your kid about banking and currency creation.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips, a week at the beach, and cookouts with friends. ” Kids (and parents) get excited about summer trips and activities, so I like to post a family calendar on the refrigerator with all of our summer plans and activities. Budget your summer fun!

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Traveling With Kids: Do You Really Need The Gadgets?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Family road trips are all about the games — or at least they used to be. My parents used to play this with us. And, of course, once the song has been guessed, the whole family can sing along. There are a number of travel games that the kids can play in the back of the car. What are your favorite road trip games?

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Frugal Family Fun in the American Midwest

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, those of us who grew up here and live here still, find frugal family fun activities galore. Here are a few of my favorite things to do with the family in Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri. Your kids will especially like the jail upstairs. For $25 adult and about $15 per child, show the kids how folks used to travel.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). We also want to get our kids through college without them having loans to pay back, and we are 1 out of 4 on that so far! Maybe four years?

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