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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2023 07:17AM • Subscribe via RSS • ATOM

Checks and Balances

Mar 15, 2023 07:17AM ● By Nikki Ducas

  Are checks becoming obsolete? From my personal experience, there are only four people/businesses that I had to put pen to checkbook for in 2022. This doesn’t mean I don’t write checks or need to...

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Date Night In 

Feb 13, 2023 05:00AM ● By Nikki Ducas

With tween and teen boys, my house is loud. I really do love the fact that my boys want to share everything they are interested in from the latest comic they are writing to what they are doing on...

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Teenagers and Money (Goals)

Jan 19, 2023 08:42AM ● By Nikki Ducas

It seems that every time my teenager has any significant money in his spending envelope, he feels the need to buy something now. As long as he can remember, we’ve talked about adding up his...

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Saving for What Really Matters

Dec 09, 2022 05:00AM ● By Nikki Ducas

When my husband and I were DINKs (dual income, no kids), we were carefree with our money and didn’t really budget for costs related to Christmas. With the security of dual income and no kids...

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Entrepreneurial Kids Make More Money

Nov 11, 2022 05:00AM ● By Nikki Ducas

Does your child have big ideas and even bigger goals? Do they think outside the box to meet those goals? If so, they may have entrepreneurial qualities that make them marketable to future...

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Inexpensive Outdoor Family Excursions Near Fredericksburg

Oct 17, 2022 04:00AM ● By Nikki Ducas

Camping is a great, inexpensive way to get tweens and teens to unplug from gaming and other time-consuming screen time devices and spend physical time with family and friends.Don’t feel that you...

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Small Life Changes Can Help Protect Mother Earth and Save Money

Sep 02, 2022 06:00AM ● By Nikki Ducas

Wastefulness is a real problem that continues to impact our environment. We need to be proactive now in order to leave our children and grandchildren with a better planet than we have today. These...

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The Cost of Midlife Crises

Aug 15, 2022 06:00AM ● By Nikki Ducas

It’s said that men make a midlife crisis purchase around the age of 47. I can attest that this is a completely accurate statistic at my house. My husband has been jonesing for a convertible sports...

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Preparing Your Wallet for Possible Harsh Economic Times

Jul 08, 2022 08:04AM ● By Nikki Ducas

Are you like me and wonder if a recession is coming in 2022? Now is the time take a look at your finances and prepare yourself and your family to weather the next economic storm and prepare your...

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Frugal Family Fun

Jun 06, 2022 08:12AM ● By Nikki Ducas

It’s summertime in the ‘Burg! My boys love to get outside and enjoy all that our city has to offer, but this frugal-minded momma needs balance in our family’s entertainment budget. By sprinkling...

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