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money

Mindful Monday: Reorganize my finances

February 13, 2012

Did anyone else fall off the financial wagon a little over the winter holidays…and then have a hard time climbing back on? A few extra gifts, stocking stuffers, or decorations, and next thing you know your budget is blown. But it’s December, so you tell yourself you’ll worry about it in the New Year. Then [...]

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Why I’m making a family giving plan in 2012

December 30, 2011

The wrapping paper is finally picked up – well, all besides a few errant scraps littering my living-room rug. The stockings have slowly been depleted of their candy stash. The kids’ gifts have migrated to their bedrooms and the toy box (except for the Captain America and Thor masks, which Owen and William have not [...]

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Mini-miser or pint-sized spendthrift? Helping kids learn to manage holiday cash

December 13, 2011

This is the second in a series of three posts inspired by this month’s sponsor, Kidworth. Last weekend we celebrated Christmas with my husband’s family. In addition to unwrapping Lego sets and play food and pajamas, each of the kids got a card stuffed with cash from Grandma. “I’m filthy, stinkin’ WICH!” said my six-year-old [...]

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6 Days of Holiday Giveaways, Day 2: Help your kids save with Kidworth (and win $25 to get started!)

November 29, 2011

We’ve all heard that we should simplify our Christmases, but it can be easier said than done. Even those of us who make a concerted effort not to go overboard with gifts can find ourselves buying stuff our kids don’t need just to have something to put under the tree. Add in grandparents, aunts and [...]

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Talking to kids about money (and work)

May 31, 2011

Despite my parents’ best intentions, I was rather financially foggy when I reached adulthood, and it took me quite a while to take control of our cash. So I’ve felt a lot of pressure to help my kids walk a steadier path – and I could tell, from  our discussion on “keeping up with the [...]

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Silencing the green-eyed monster: 7 ways to squelch envy and jealousy

May 27, 2011

For almost two weeks now, we’ve been talking about money. The mistakes we’ve made with it. What we want to do with it. How we’re trying to use it more wisely. And, how we feel about it. As it turns out, a lot of us feel…conflicted. We want “enough“, but we don’t want to be [...]

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Food waste: my sneaky money-waster

May 24, 2011

While making our June budget the other day, I got to thinking about the not-so-obvious ways that money tends to slip through our fingers sometimes without even bringing us anything to show for it. For example, maybe you’ve been going without trips to Starbucks to save cash, but forgetting to turn off the laundry-room light. [...]

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