allowance

Is giving always a good thing?

March 28, 2011

My kids have been saving money for months. A portion of their allowance goes to long-term savings, a portion goes to giving, and a bunch goes to saving for our upcoming vacation. We do the accounting online, so they rarely touch a dollar bill. For our kids this works, since otherwise the cash ends up [...]

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Kids Clean Up: How to get your kids to clean up

May 17, 2010

Kids cleaning up? Sounds like a tall order, but you can teach your kids to clean up after themselves and pitch in around the house, and it’s easier than you think no matter what age they are. With 4 kids in the house we have a ton of stuff, and it’s not always easy to [...]

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Giveaway: Win a $50 gift card and 1 year FamZoo membership

April 29, 2010

Thanks to my friends at FamZoo I am giving away a $50 Visa gift card, and a one year membership to FamZoo. You may remember I mentioned FamZoo in the premiere episode of The Centsible Show, if you missed it, here is a clip that FamZoo produced. FamZoo Review by Kelly Whalen of TheCentsibleLife.com from [...]

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Kids and Allowance

September 25, 2009

“Can I have that, please???”
As a parent, how often have we heard that familiar phrase? If you don’t have kids, I’m sure you remember a time you berated your parents for a prized possession. What’s a parent to do? Give them an allowance, of course!

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