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By: Part II: Family Financial History | LivingAlmostLarge

Part II: Family Financial History | LivingAlmostLarge — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:02:32 +0000

[...] thought it was interesting to write about my family’s financial History. So I thought I’d follow it up with a few more [...]

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Rich Life Carnival #7 | Your Finish Rich Plan - A Personal Finance Blog — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:12:38 +0000

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Kelly from Almost Frugal — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:54:32 +0000

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What I enjoyed most last week. « “the tax guy” — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:03:42 +0000

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By: Livingalmostlarge

Livingalmostlarge — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:28:47 +0000

I find it interesting that not that many people feel comfortable telling their kids they can’t afford it.

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:49:15 +0000

I have a 3 and 5 year old, and they regularly hear that we aren’t going to buy the things that they want. I think telling them “we can’t afford it” sets them up for the same fears about money that you have though. We tell them that we are choosing to spend our money on other things. And yes, I do tell them what the other things are. For example, “no, we won’t buy toys today because we are going to use our money for groceries instead. It’s more important that we have food for dinner than a new truck.”
I think helping them understand that how we use our money breaks down to choices will serve them well when they start having their own money to spend.

By: dogatemyfinances

dogatemyfinances — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:24:02 +0000

You could do the same thing with a money market account with BillPay. My Fidelity money market might as well be a checking account. I pay my bills with it online, and I write my rent check, the only check over $5oo I write.

If I need smaller checks (parking tickets, personal trainer), I move a bit of cash to my local bank account.