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Allowance
Getting an allowance as a child made me a better money manager, but for all the wrong reasons,” a Virginia reader wrote. “I was the oldest child and was given an allowance of $5 a week (1962-68) to cook for my … Continue reading
Allowance
“I do think the allowance experience made me a better money manager. Each Thursday evening, my father would stop on the way home from his factory job to cash his paycheck. After supper, he would sit down at the dining … Continue reading
Parenting Advice
Don’t spoil them. I don’t buy them all the things they ask for. Haley’s earning money to buy a dollhouse with chores. So far, she’s got $7. I instill it in my kids everyday: Work Matters. Know when you use … Continue reading
Charitable Tax Tips
Get it in writing : Ask for an itemized receipt for any donation of money or goods, even if the amounts to less than the IRS $250 threshold. if your noncash donation is worth more than $500, you have to … Continue reading
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Comical Explanation
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