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How to Let Your Teen Decorate Their Room Without Breaking the Bank

Your teen now has their own taste and interests to express. Teach your teen how to decorate their room without breaking the bank, it's fun! How to Let Your Teen Decorate Their Room Without Breaking the Bank We received products from PhotoWall.com in return for our honest opinion and review. Every View Post

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Fun Ways Your Kids Can Make Money

Thank you DiversyFund for sponsoring this post. It’s never too early to learn about investing for your future! When your kid comes to you with wild dreams and wishes, take it as a learning opportunity. Talk to them about how kids can make money! Fun Ways Your Kids Can Make Money There’s one in View Post

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This is How You Too Can Have a Baby on a Budget

Get money-saving tips, frugal living ideas, and learn ways to save on everything for a new baby from a mother of 4! Learn how to have a baby on a budget! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  This is how you too can have a View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Financial Life, Pregnancy, Reviews

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12 Genius Ways to Find the Best LEGO Deals

12 Genius Ways Find the Best LEGO Deals I am sure every mom, dad, grandparent, aunt, or uncle of a LEGO-loving child is constantly on the hunt for ways the best deals on LEGO. Have you ever added up how much you spend on LEGO? (Don't... don't add it up, you won't like the number!) Over the View Post

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Estate planning tips and information for parents. Families with young kids need this estate planning information. Plan for your family's financial future. Financial literacy information for parents. #EstatePlanning #EstatePlanningInformation #FinancialInformationForFamilies #FinancialPlanningForFamilies #MamaintheNow

The Most Important Estate Planning Tips for Parents

How can parents protect their children should the unexpected happen? Why is estate planning for parents so important? Get all your questions answered! Estate Planning for Parents As parents, it’s our duty to protect our children and provide a warm, loving environment for them.  Furthermore, View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, Life Style, Motherhood

Fun activities for money smart kids. Creative ways to teach financial literacy to kids, tweens and teens. Teach your kids about financial responsibility and the value of money with these fun money activities. Math activities. Money lessons. #TeachingKids #FinancialLiteracy #MoneySmartKids #TeachingKidsAboutMoney #MamaintheNow

10 Super Fun Activities For Money Smart Kids

Activities for Money Smart Kids Teaching kids about money and how to be money smart can be a really stress-inducing thought.  If you as an adult have any money stress at all, the thought of teaching your children about it may in fact cause you anxiety and it can be for many reasons.  View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Financial Life, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

How to raise a financially responsible teen. Teach your tween and teen financial responsibility with these tips. Tips for parenting teens. Financial literacy for teens. #FinancialResponsibility #RaisingTeens #ParentingTeens #FinancialLiteracy #Parenting #ParentingTips #ParentingYoungAdults #RaisingResponsibleKids #MamaintheNow #FinanciallyResponsible

How to Raise a Financially Responsible Teen

Tips For Raising A Financially Responsible Teen Much of what I know about financial responsibility I had to learn on my own. While I love my parents, they held the belief that family finances were a private matter and it would only stress their children out to learn about them. This lack of View Post

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How to protect your finances during a divorce. Financial advice and real-life tips from a someone who has walked the walk. Practical financial tips for surviving a divorce without ruining your financial life. #Finances #Financial #Divorce #Marriage #FinancialTips #Motherhood #StrongWomen #mamainthenow #personalfinances #FinancialAdvice

How to Protect Your Finances During a Divorce

Protect your finances during a divorce:   (Disclaimer: I am happily married to the father of our four beautiful boys. The situation I describe below is from a divorce I went through years before I met my husband.) My divorce was filed in Florida in 2004. None of the information in this post is View Post

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How to make the equity in your home work hard for you. Household money management. Family money management. Debt consolidation. Home equity financing with LendingTree. #MoneyManagement #Family #FamilyFinances #DebtConsolidation #HomeOwner #MamaintheNow

How to Make The Equity in Your Home Work Hard For You

This is a sponsored post on behalf of LendingTree for She Savvy. How to Make The Equity in Your Home Work For You: I sit down at the rickety table outside of our local coffee shop. Am I the only one with the innate ability to pick the table with the wobbly legs and the grocery shopping cart with View Post

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Give your child the best head start on life after college: debt free. College planning for families, money management tips for Florida families. #MoneyManagement #StartingIsBelieving #CollegePlanning

Give Your Child The Best Head Start On Life After College: Debt Free

This is a sponsored post on behalf of The Florida Prepaid College Board for Bloggin' Mamas. All thoughts and opinions expressed are those of our own. Life After College: Debt Free Do you remember back in the day, way back to your college days?! Studying until the wee hours, pushing yourself to get View Post

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Reach the most important savings goals for families. Retirement planning for families, college planning for families - money management for families is addressed here. Reach your family's financial objectives in the new year. The Florida Prepaid college plan is ONE great tool to get you there. #StartingIsBelieving #Ad #CollegePlanning #PrepaidCollege #FinancialManagement #FamilyFinances #MoneyManagement #Family

How to Reach the Most Important Savings Goals for Families

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Bloggin’ Mamas & the Florida Prepaid College Board. All opinions expressed are my own. How to Reach The most important Savings Goals For Families The kitchen table is covered with papers. It’s been years since we last used it as a dinner table. Between the View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, Parenting, Reviews

Four fun ways to teach your kids about stocks, the stock market and investing. Parenting and teaching through play. Financial literacy is important at any age. Start teaching kids about finance, investments and money management to make it a normal part of their day. #FinancialLiteracy #Stocks #TeachKidsAboutStocks #MoneyManagement #BusyKid #Chores

Discover Four Fun Ways to Teach Kids About Stocks

Discover four fun ways to teach kids about stocks (This post was done in collaboration with BusyKid. I received compensation in return for my honest review. Every opinion stated is 100% mine.)  “Mom, did you know that Brandon’s mom is a surgeon. She fixes sick people every day. It’s so cool.” View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Reviews, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

Does saving for your kid's college cause you sleepless nights? Florida residents need to check out this important information about the Florida Prepaid College Plans. You need these college planning and college savings tips!

10 Things Most People Don’t Know About Florida Prepaid College Plans

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Bloggin' Mamas & the Florida Prepaid College Board. All opinions expressed are my own. 10 Things People Don't Know About Florida Prepaid College Plans “I want what’s best for you, that’s all. You deserve the opportunities I had, and especially the ones I View Post

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Tired of Your Kids Asking for Money? BusyKid is the Solution

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