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Mom and Dad, Your Financial Decisions Matter

Posted June 19, 2007 - 09:09 by Sarah Winfrey

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With Mother's Day in the recent past and Father's Day two days ago, I wanted to give credit where credit is due and encourage all the parents out there who are trying to teach their kids about money. Those things you're doing at home? They're working. Your kids are hearing it! Read below for some more suggestions as to what you can do to teach your kids about money. They worked on me!

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Balancing Act: The Perils of Budgeting

Posted 2 years ago by Sarah Winfrey

Filed Under: Budgeting

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For years, I've not had a budget because I didn't think I needed one. I never spent more money than I made and I entered every transaction into my checkbook as soon as I made it (or, well, enough of them that it didn't much matter, anyway). I was sure to save some of my money (I even got a high-yield account from ING), and I even invested a little. I thought that budgets were for people who spent too much, and I simply didn't.

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