Budgeting Ideas for Teens

Budgeting is a skill that isn’t often taught in high school. Teenagers learn it through real life, either from role models, or by making budgeting mistakes. It is a skill they can use and benefit from everyday. It can start anytime, with their allowance, or at the latest when they get their first job.

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Budgeting Ideas for Teens

Budgeting Ideas for Teens

Budgeting is a skill that isn’t often taught in high school. Teenagers learn it through real life, either from role models, or by making budgeting mistakes. It is a skill they can use and benefit …

Family and Finances

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Reasons to Start Discussing Finance With Your Kids

Reasons to Start Discussing Finance With Your Kids

Ideally an individual should learn about the foundations of finance from childhood. This step will aid them in making correct decisions concerning handling money. The different methods by which you can begin incorporating this measure …

Family and Finances

Learn Budget Planning From Stay-At-Home Parents

Learn Budget Planning From Stay-At-Home Parents

Personal budgets for families are not made by professionals, but oftentimes by the women who runs the household. It may sound stereotypical, but it is still the case in many households that the husband works …

Family and Finances, Budgeting

Budgeting for a Family Trip to Europe

Budgeting for a Family Trip to Europe

Heading to Europe? This article breaks down what it might cost for airplane tickets, accommodations, dining / food, attractions over varying stays.

Family and Finances, Budgeting

8 Ways Your Budget Changes When You Start a Family

8 Ways Your Budget Changes When You Start a Family

When you decide to start a family you’ll discover a completely new world of expenses to handle. Baby food, diapers, child care, and purchases like car seats, strollers, cute outfits, slings, carriers, high chairs, etc.

Family and Finances, Budgeting

What If Your Parents Are Not Able to Retire

What If Your Parents Are Not Able to Retire

Studies have shown that a third of boomers and seniors have no retirement savings. Read on to discover how to start the conversation and help get your parents to the best position possible as they …

Family and Finances, Risk Reduction

How Marriage Will Impact Your Taxes

How Marriage Will Impact Your Taxes

Everyone wants to maximize their tax returns, and married couples are no exception. In fact, you might have specific goals as a couple for how you want to use your tax return to set yourselves …

Personal Finance, Family and Finances

What Getting A Puppy Really Costs

What Getting A Puppy Really Costs

Pets are great but how do they impact your budget? There are both up front costs and ongoing costs involved with owning a pet. Here is how my new "best friend" factors into my budget.

Family and Finances, Budgeting

7 Money Questions To Ask Your Aging Parents

7 Money Questions To Ask Your Aging Parents

Starting a conversation with your parents about their finances can be daunting. However, most adult children get involved with their parents’ financial situation at some point. It’s helpful to understand their situation and goals so …

Family and Finances

The Cost to Raise a Child - 3 Scenarios

The Cost to Raise a Child - 3 Scenarios

Children are expensive! My estimates range from $42,650 to $916,600 depending on lifestyle. And that is just to get them to age 18. More importantly 40-60% of the cost comes in the first five years! …

Family and Finances

How My Wife and I Were Able to Start Maxing out Our Retirement

How My Wife and I Were Able to Start Maxing out Our Retirement

Here’s how my wife and I got to a place where we could max out our annual retirement contributions. By doing so we gave ourselves a nice raise in the form of a tax cut.

Family and Finances, Net Worth

Costs and Benefits of Preschool vs College
  • September 4, 2019
  • by Emily

Costs and Benefits of Preschool vs College

We all expect college to be expensive, and many parents spend over a decade saving for their children’s college fund. But what about preschool, how much does it really help a child over their lifetime?

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How to Drop the Financial Baggage Your Parents Gave You

How to Drop the Financial Baggage Your Parents Gave You

Your parents may have taught you how to ride a bike or drive a car but did they teach you how to properly manage your finances? Many parents are guilty of loading up their kids …

Family and Finances

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