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Making Finances a Family Affair

February 11, 2021 / Marsha Barnes

How to create an environment where the entire family can benefit from understanding finances – no matter the age.

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Debt

New Parents: How to Avoid Common Debt Mistakes

December 1, 2019 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / Mahima Dutt

I have lived most of my life as a fairly frugal person, and that is something that has really helped me out as I’ve raised 6 kids on a single salary for the past 20 years. Parenting itself has only...

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Family Finances

How To Navigate Money Challenges With Your Kid’s Other Parent

May 28, 2019 (Last Modified: August 26, 2019) / Emma Johnson

This post is for separated and divorced parents. While Marie Kondo suggests you get rid of people in your life who do not bring you joy, your kids’ other parent cannot fall into that list. Like it or not, they...

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Financial Literacy

Kids & Cash: Tips for Managing the Piggy Bank [Infographic]

April 18, 2015 / Mint

As a parent, you’re the biggest influence on the way your kids will manage money, but talking to them about personal finances can be tough. With April being Financial Literacy Month — it’s a perfect time to begin the conversation!...

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Family Finances

Raising Kids Who Are The Opposite of Spoiled: An Interview With Ron Lieber

March 23, 2015 / Kim Tracy Prince

Journalist Ron Lieber has been writing about the complicated relationship between humans and money for two decades. In his newest book, The Opposite of Spoiled, he attempts to identify just what the opposite of spoiled is, in order to guide...

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