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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
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Tagged allowance, chores, credit card, debt, employment, Finical responsible, follow through, fun funds, goals, life lessons, money, parenitng, promise
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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
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Tagged advice, allowance, boundaries, budget, Delayed gratification, enjoy, Finical responsible, fun funds, goals, life lessons, money, parenitng
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Double-Check Your Beneficiary
We may not like to think about it, but (spoiler alert) we won’t be here forever. And if you can’t remember who you chose as the beneficiary on your financial accounts (think: your 401(k) and your Roth (IRA), now’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 401(k), beneficiary, change, death, divorce, financial responsibility, IRA, life, money, money management, preparation
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Money Reflections
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Tagged conversation, education, finances, financial situation, financial values, money, money management, realationships, self reflection
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Money Jealousy
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Tagged Comparison, complicated, finances, friendships, jealousy, life, money, networth, reality, receipts, Reframe, self-exploration
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Real Life of an MSW 