Teaching our teens how to handle money is SO important! We’ve probably all heard horror stories about friends who did not have a good financial education when it came to making, spending or managing money. We don’t want our kids to fall into the same trap! When I went to college, I knew that I should stay out of debt…
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We’ve all been there at some point, when we wonder, “Why am I even alive?”, “Why is my life important?”. We feel irrelevant, talentless, friendless…we feel like we don’t matter at all– no matter what we’ve been taught in Sunday school, or what we are doing for our families. It’s a deep, dark pit to be in and it feels…
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Back when my kids were 11-12ish, they wanted handheld Nintendo thingys. I wasn’t very thrilled with that. I thought maybe an iPod would be better- they could listen to audiobooks, music, and have a better selection of games. Even though we turned off the internet browser, it was the WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. It opened the floodgates of cellphones…
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My daughter is 18 and a senior in high school. How the heck did that happen? I’m going to be a lone woman in a household of males, come next September. I’m trying to not think too much about my sweet, sweet girl leaving. š Anyway, to help her decide which school she wants to attend, we decided to do…
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It’s summer! I enjoy having my children home, but when they become teenagers, summer time equals money making time for them. They use this money to fill up their savings accounts and pay for extra curriculars throughout the school year. But more than that, I feel it’s also vital for them to learn marketable skills that will one day be…
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