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Frugal Gifts for Graduates
Graduation season is just around the corner! Between college graduations in May and High School graduations in June, changes are you know someone who is about to don a cap and gown and throw a graduation party. If you are getting inundated with graduation announcements and are at a loss for what to get for […]
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30 Free Ways to Have Fun With Your Kids This Spring
Are you looking for ways to keep your kids busy this spring, without breaking the bank? Check out these 30 free, fun activities.
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Guide For a Back-to-Basics Easter Celebration
Chocolate bunnies, ham dinners, fresh flowers and all of that Easter finery are pulling billions of dollars out of the pockets of Americans each year. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spend about $18 billion a year on Easter Celebration. In fact, Easter spending has been on the rise in recent years – up […]
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Your Playbook for Spring Break Savings
How to get away without your spending getting away from you Spring break is coming up – an opportunity for a week-long respite to recharge those batteries and make memories with the ones we love. But those plans for a week of bliss and relaxation often come to a screeching halt when we look at […]
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Save On Childcare Costs Without Sacrificing Quality
Child care is a huge expense for working parents. A hard look at the costs can make you wonder if it’s really worth going back to work when a good chunk of money is going to daycare. It may seem like an overwhelming problem, but there are a ways to save on childcare costs without […]
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Moving With Children: It’s Easier Than You Think
Guest post by Alex Hall of singleparent.info Everyone dreads moving, and with good reason. It takes quite a bit of time and energy to take care of all the details. However, if you’re leaving your kids out of the process, you can unintentionally be making it more stressful for them. There are simple ways to include […]
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Struggling to Find Affordable Rent? Tips to Help
Feel like affordable rent is out of reach? You’re not alone. A recent study, conducted by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, revealed that more than 60 percent of renters don’t earn enough money to afford monthly payments on the median-priced home in their area. Affordable, according to the study, means that payments can’t be […]
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Easing Homework Struggles – Before They Start
Free tools that help kids, parents get homework done As a new school year looms, some students and parents might just be gearing up for another year of battles – over homework struggles. In one Stanford University report, nearly 100 percent of high school students surveyed said homework was a stressor – and these were […]
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Kids and Money – Cut Down on Requests for Stuff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture came out with a number this year that probably won’t startle any parent, who is trying to keep a teenage boy’s hunger at bay or pay for weeks of summer camps. Kids and money just go together it seems. The agency found that the cost to raise a child born […]