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The Ultimate Guide to Scholarships and Where to Find Them

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Ultimate Guide to College Scholarships

Help your kids graduate college with little to no debt by encouraging them to apply for scholarships. Here’s where to find free money and strategies for winning college scholarships! My goal is to raise my kids to manage money well and stay out of (unnecessary) debt. Many people would argue that college is an important […]

Filed Under: Kids and Money, Parenting, Raising Kids, Teens

How to Motivate a Child who is Unmotivated

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How to Motivate a Child who is Unmotivated

Are you struggling with how to motivate a child who is unmotivated? Here’s what you need to know. All parents struggle with the battle of the wills when it comes to getting your kids to do things they don’t want to or motivating them to work hard and get a task completed. Mom! I’m a […]

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Paid vs. Unpaid chores for Kids

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should you pay your kids for chores

Paid vs. unpaid chores? What is best for your kids? Read on and find out! Should you pay your kids for doing chores? Paying for chores seems like a win-win situation – you get your kids to do chores and they get an “allowance” in return. While it’s important that kids learn how to do […]

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Allowance or commissions: How to teach your kids about money

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teach your kids about money with allowance or commissions?

Should you give your kids an allowance or commissions? How to teach your kids about money by letting them have their own. Growing up, I never had an allowance and I wasn’t paid for chores around the house (commissions), but my parents would buy everything we needed (and a lot of our wants too). It […]

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3 simple financial rules for kids

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financial rules for kids

Do you want to set your kids up for financial success? Make sure they understand and can live by, these 3 financial rules for kids. As a single mom of 2 little kids, I want to make sure that my girls don’t make the same mistakes I did. In particular, I want to set them […]

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How to teach kids to stand up for themselves

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teach kids how to be assertive

Do you want to raise assertive kids? Here’s how to teach kids to stand up for themselves! Everyone has to deal with difficult people at some point in their lives. Many times I wish I could protect my 2 little girls from hurt, heartache, bullying, and all sorts of difficult situations. But, I know that […]

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