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How to Get Teens Excited About an International Trip
My husband and I have traveled internationally, but never with our kids. Now, our children are 19, 14, and 13, and the time has come to take a trip to Asia to visit my husband’s family. Our kids are a...
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7 Free Summer Activities We’ve Enjoyed This Year
Now that our kids are teens, they are less satisfied with having a low-spend summer, unfortunately. While we have spent money doing fun things with their friends, we try to even out the spending with...
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Cheap Costco Desserts That Kids Love
For some kids, a trip to the grocery store with mom or dad is B-O-R-I-N-G. Yet, for many of those same kids, a trip to Costco is fun. Why? My guess is the free samples. If you can get free, tasty...
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Best Travel Crib for Twins? Hands Down It’s The Joovy Room²
Traveling with babies and toddlers is always interesting. First, you have to plan the actual trip. How will the baby do? What can you do as a parent to make your baby more comfortable and able to...
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8 Reasons Why Children Are Priceless
There seems to be a lot of discussion, constantly, about how expensive children are. While yes, you do have to be financially responsible about having a child, they do not need to be anywhere near as...
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Why Has Fast Food Become So Expensive?
Our family hadn’t had our favorite fast food, Chipotle, since the pandemic began two years ago. When my daughter asked for Chipotle for one of her birthday meals this year, we happily bought it. But...
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Should You Wait to Travel Internationally Until Your Kids Are Older?
Our family recently returned from an 11-day trip to Japan to visit family. The trip was my third visit to Japan, but it was the first for our children — ages 19, 14, and 13. While we have traveled...
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How Two Teens Are Financially Responsible in Different Ways
My daughters are 13.5 and 15 years old. Last summer, I decided I wanted them to begin to learn how to manage money in preparation for leaving the nest someday. I created a new chore chart for them,...
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Where to Find Financial Support for Single Dads?
When you think of single parents, you likely think of single moms struggling to raise their children and working full-time to support their families. While it’s true there are more single mothers than...
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Why Santa Shouldn’t Bring Your Kids’ Best Christmas Gift
My kids are all teens now—19, 15, and 13—but if I could go back in time, starting when my youngest was born, I’d make sure Santa only bought my kids lower-cost, boring gifts. Why? I have several...
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