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Pursuing Interests: Free to $1K+

Posted July 22, 2007 - 08:00 by Julie Rains

Life Hacks, Art and Leisure

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Pursuing interests and learning new things can be costly or not, depending on your interests, what is available in your community or online, and how flexible your schedule is. If you or your family members happen to choose pricier interests, you can try to mix it up with some freebies of your choice. Ideally, I'd like everyone in my family to have the same interests so that we can spend more time together and focus time and money on a few things.

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Summer Reading Made Easy

Posted 2 years ago by Julie Rains

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If you're a mom, dad, grandma, granddad, aunt, uncle, big sister, big brother, friend, or tutor, you will most likely find yourself spending time with a child this summer.

Kids ought to be spending some time outside, catching frogs, building a fort, furnishing a fort, playing baseball, or doing something that is pure fun, costs nothing, and requires little adult supervision. But they may be inside on an extremely hot day, thunderstormy day, or just time-to-rest day. When my kids are in, it takes some nudging but I like them to read just a little something. 

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