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Ice Cream & The Value of a Dollar

February 19, 2020 by Penny 12 Comments
Buying Ice Cream Cones to Learn About Money

There’s so much talk about teaching kids about money. When do you start? How do you start? What’s saying too much versus saying too little? I can’t claim that I have that entirely figured out. Heck, I can’t claim that I have anything about parenting entirely figured out. But I do know that our toddler does already … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: budget, family, family money, money lessons, saving, shopping, spending, toddler, toddler money

Why We Take Our Toddler Grocery Shopping Every Week

November 18, 2019 by Penny 11 Comments
Why We Take Our Toddler Grocery Shopping Every Week

You probably thought the definition of insanity was doing the same thing twice and expecting different results. That is…until you read the title of this post. Then, maybe you reworked your definition, huh? But we actually purposefully make the choice to take our toddler grocery shopping. Every. Single. Week. And we like the results! In … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: budgeting, family, grocery budget, grocery shopping, kids money lesson, money lessons, shopping, spending, toddler

Four Hard Money Lessons That I’m Grateful For

November 21, 2018 by Penny 4 Comments
Hard Money Lessons I'm Grateful For

It’s almost turkey time in the States. While I understand the holiday’s roots are questionable, and holidays in general can be a difficult time for people, I always find myself awash with gratitude this time of year. Over the past few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I’m grateful for and … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: advice, bosses, clutter, consumerism, debt, decluttering, lessons, maternity leave, money lessons, quitting, resign, resignation, waste

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