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danandsam3 @danandsam3 (14) • United States 16 Aug 10

how do you properly teach kids the value of money and smart financial tactics in today's materialistic world?

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danandsam3 First off, my kids are 10, 8, and 6. We are trying that but they spend it on little pointless stuff then ask us for DS games or Ipods!! My husband and I disagree on how to handle this. I say set an amount for them to save to, then allow them to spend half that...

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Linda4ualways @Linda4ualways (2282) • United States 16 Aug 10

I will be giving my boys money to go school shopping. I would like to tell them where to go to shop. Knowing them they will want the highest price clothes. This year it can't happen. I see sales in my local stores on most items.....

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danandsam3 Try www.sizzlindealsteals.com It has links to some websites with brand name kids clothes (DC Shoes, Hurley, etc). I also check out consignment stores. KIds clothes are outrageously priced, especially in this economy when most families are just trying to...

16 Aug 10

danandsam3 @danandsam3 (14) • United States 16 Aug 10

how do you properly teach kids the value of money and smart financial tactics in today's materialistic world?

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Rainegurl @Rainegurl (2156) • Philippines 30 Jul 10

I am currently six months pregnant and hubby and I are planning (and budgeting!) the things we have to buy in preparation for the arrival of our first baby. We have decided to buy a crib, some baby clothes, mittens, booties and...

baby stroller

stroller

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danandsam3 hi raine: Yes, I have that one. It is awesome for the first couple months when your baby falls asleep in the car seat and you don't want to wake him/her. You just move the car seat to the stroller. :-) When the baby is a couple months old, you just stop...

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Rainegurl @Rainegurl (2156) • Philippines 30 Jul 10

I am currently six months pregnant and hubby and I are planning (and budgeting!) the things we have to buy in preparation for the arrival of our first baby. We have decided to buy a crib, some baby clothes, mittens, booties and...

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danandsam3 I found a baby stroller really helpful. I have 3 children and it is much easier to manuvuer with a sleeping baby in a stroller then trying to carry them in their car seat (which by the way is really heavy and bulky). The sling is really good too but I feel...

30 Jul 10

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kittenclaus @kittenclaus (1393) • United States 30 Jul 10

We finally thought we were getting ahead a little and then yesterday the starter on the car starts messing up! Isn't that the way things go? I don't know what we're going to do now, just paid the mortgage and have very little...

getting ahead in life

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danandsam3 It is definitely an ongoing, evil game that life plays with us. Just when you think things are going to go right, someone else happens to screw your plans. I wonder sometimes how some people just seem to have it all together all the time and how they manage...

30 Jul 10

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Bebs08 @Bebs08 (10681) • United States 29 Jul 10

I just wonder if you will be offended when somebody ask you about your age. It happened to me yesterday. A little girl age 8 years old asked me about my age. I just smile at her and said, I am very old like her grandma.. heheh as...

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danandsam3 I think I get more irritated than anything when I get carded!!! I am 31 years old w/ 3 kids!! Even if I wasn't old enough to drink I think I deserve one!!! LOL just kidding. Once last summer I was told by a COP that I looked like I was 12!! He needs his eyes...

30 Jul 10

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