I was reading a friend’s blog and she was discussing how she plans to revamp her entire financial life, pay down debt, increase her income, become more organized with her financial records, etc. These are very admirable goals and then I realized that not all that long ago, they were my goals. I’m sure many [...]
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Going along with my last post about setting up an allowance for my step-daughter, I got to thinking that knowing how to use money isn’t exactly an inherent ability. Sure, giving her an allowance will enable her to gain experience, but we want to prevent mistakes along the way, if possible.
I thought that one way [...]
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I have a 15 year old step-daughter who lives an hour away from us. While going out school shopping with her over Labor Day weekend, we encountered an all too familiar attitude that I remember from when I was a kid. I endearingly term it “The Gimmes”. We were in line at Sears when she [...]
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