I know that kids and money seem like they don’t go together. I mean, really, why do kids need money – they have us right?? Well, think about it, everything you know about money – when, and from whom did you learn it from. For me I learned some from my parents, but most I learned on my own. My…
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A lot of us want to teach our kids about money, and there is a raging debate over whether kids should get an allowance, or whether they should earn money. The line seems to split on how you pay your kids. Do you pay them the same amount every time, or do you pay them based on the work they…
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If you decide to make a financial change in your family, it’s going to take everyone to make it work. Obviously, if you have younger kids you may not hear too many complaints as you might if you have older kids. My kids definitely had mixed emotions when I announced that I was quitting my job last spring. But, the…
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This week we are going to look at how to get the kids involved in the money business. Unfortunately, our local schools don’t teach much about money management or finances. I never learned any of that in school either. What little I did know, I learned from my parents, the rest I had to learn on my own. I…
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I have already shared a little bit about where my husband and I were financially when we were first married. We knew very little, had a lot of debt, and were starting out on a teacher’s salary. So, when we found a church to join, my hubby started writing checks to the church. Wait, what?? You see, I was not…
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