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Fun Ways to Teach Your Child Money Management

The media is always talking about how the children of today aren’t being prepared properly for the future. And one key area that is lacking in public education is knowing how to manage their money. Here are some fun ways to teach your kids about money. Educational Gaming Video games are often blamed for inducing violent behaviour in […]

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Simple Ways to Save Electricity Even a Child Can Understand

When it comes to reducing electricity use at home, most people think of buying energy efficient washing machines and refrigerators. While this is not a bad approach, it does not encompass all energy saving aspects. One way of keeping energy costs at home down is by teaching your children the importance of saving electricity. Some

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Family management is a lot like project management

Managing A Family Is A Lot Like Managing A Business

Juggling the responsibilities of managing your family as well as the demands of your job or business can be tough. But it can get less tiring once you understand how to apply common management principles to your home life. For instance there are many similarities to the different steps in project management, like clarifying the goals, the do and don’ts, etc. But it requires tons

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Stuff

Too Much Stuff

Many years ago George Carlin had a comedy routine about too much stuff… only in America can people actually rent Air-Conditioned storage facilities to keep all the stuff they never use. Most of us accumulate way too much during our lifetime and at some point must make the difficult decision about what to keep and

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Fertility

Babies are Expensive- Adoption or Fertility Treatments- More So

Kids are expensive. Everybody knows this. In fact, budgeting for a new baby has become something of a science that many new parents are trying to perfect. Babies are expensive enough when they are produced naturally. When you have to factor in the cost of fertility treatments or infertility options on the other hand, that

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