Kids & Money: Target
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How Much Do You Spend on Clothing for Your Kids Each Year?
Asked by L.M. from Denver
on March 17, 2012
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I'm just wondering what you spend on clothing for your kids each year? I have a 4 year old boy and 7 year old girl who seem to outgrow most of their clothing every yea...
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- We have not spent much. I have a few friends who have passed down clothes for my son - in fact a few days ago one went through her 7 year olds closet and gave my 5 ye...
- I typically buy clothes from JCPenny or Sears (I like Penny's better mostly) and for underwear, socks, pj's I go to Walmart or Target and shoes I buy his MAIN shoe for...
- I also have a 4 year old boy and a 7 year old girl. I seem to spend around $300-$400 total 2 times a year. Once for spring/summer clothes and the other time for fall a...
Roughly How Much Do You Spend on Each Kid at Christmas Time??
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on July 5, 2010
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Just wondering what others do for Christmas when they have more than one kid?? I have a 7 year old and a 3 year old and the 7 year old is now getting into more expensi...
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- i wonder if you're feeling pressure to measure up, from your kids, or from neighbors or peers...but i bet if you stop and think about it, you know in your heart that r...
- I would just keep it even. Do what you can afford. Do not put things on credit pay cash. Each year can be a different amount, as long as it is even.
- While they are still young, you probably won't have to worry about spending even amounts on them. Try to get at least the one thing or few things that they ask for, a...
Money Fight!!
Asked by J.M. from San Diego
on June 6, 2011
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Let me start off by saying my husband I rarely fight. We are best friends and communicate very well. The issue I am having is money. Until 3 years ago I always made...
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- Hi J., both my husband and I are impulse buyers and often buy things just because. We have our times when we try to be "good" and then next thing you know, we've gon...
- Tell him, with SOME of HIS money, to have his own, account, to spend it in his impulsive buying. BUT, it should not, take away from the REAL budget at hand, for th...
- We have NO CREDIT CARDS - we are a CASH ONLY family. We have "debit" mastercard/visas - but there is NO LINE OF CREDIT... I am the spender...I get $200 put into my ...
Is a Target Red Card a Credit/debit Card?
Asked by C.R. from Dallas
on August 8, 2011
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I was offered on at my local target since I am a frequent shopper there. I asked if this was a credit card but couldn't really get a straight answer from the cashier. ...
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- Hi C., I couldn't quite understand what the cashier was telling me there either. (The cashier's native language wasn't English and she had some difficulties telling...
- Those who said both are correct. We just went through this inquiry with Target. We do all of our shopping at Target, so the 5% discount is a big deal for us, but we ...
- I have the Target credit card - can only be used at Target. Save 5% every time I'm there and since I'm shopping there anyway it seems like a win/win situation! Thank...
Money Issues
Asked by T.F. from Los Angeles
on March 30, 2010
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Hello Mammas,
Just wondering how all you SAHM's handle not really "having" your own money. I am having a hard time accepting the fact that I always have to ask my h...
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- Several have recommended Dave Ramsey - I haven't done his program, but I've heard him speak, and he's great. It is very important that you make time together to sit...
- Thanks for posting this. Im kind of in the same situation. I quit working as a teacher this year in order to be a stay at home mom. My husband shares a lot of quali...
- I am a SAHM, and I handle all of our finances. I tell my husband that that is part of my job as "manager" of the family. He works all week, so I pay our bills, budget ...
Asking for Money
Asked by A.B. from San Francisco
on May 13, 2008
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Ok, so I need your thoughts on this one. We were invited to an acquaintance's daughter's birthday party. On the invitation, she asked that money be given instead of gi...
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- It is tacky. and it puts the giver in an awkward position - when you give a gift, the recipient doesn't always know exactly how much it cost, but when its cash, its l...
- A., I personally wouldn't ask for moeny either. What i normally do if I dont know what to get for a gift, i get a gift card at a toy store or something for kids, th...
- That is way tacky!!!! I think that a gift card is fine, however, be careful as many stores are going out of business these days and cards are either not being accepte...
What Do You Do to save Money?
Asked by N.R. from Boston
on March 23, 2011
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I have seen a lot of folks talking about the economy and saving money. What do you guys do? I shop on my own web portal of course to earn cash back and commissions o...
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- Over the last year I have just grown sick and tired of scrimping and scrapping and barely getting by. So in an absolute about face my stance has completely changed. ...
- -Slickdeals.net - LOVE IT! -Amazon and Amazon mom - great deals! -Couponmom.com -Flylady.net -Mappingyourfuture.org - helps me budget -Use my bank card for points...
- I actually have never heard of the things you are talking about, but here's some things we do. -I stay home full time and though we have two automobiles, one is a...
How Much Do You Spend on Birthday Gifts?
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on June 5, 2007
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Hi ladies hoping you could help. We've been getting invited to birthday parties and I'm always wandering what I should spend on these gifts? The age ranges of the kid...
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- Hi I spend $10 on gifts, too. If its a close friend I will spend around $20.
- For close friends and family, I usually spend around $50. But, just for casual friends I spend around $30. I can't imagine only spending $10. I figure that most par...
- That is about what I usually spend, too. I now have two daughters though, and they are usually both invited. I have now uped the total amout to around $20-- $10 per ...
What Do You Do to save Money?
Asked by L.D. from Modesto
on October 12, 2011
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With salary cuts, skyrocketing health insurance costs and inflation, our one salary household is getting squeezed pretty hard. Looking for ideas to save more money. We...
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- I guess I'm just of a different mind set. I just grew weary of cutting, cutting cutting and couldn't cut any more. So my response to prices getting higher is to figure...
- If you really want to save a good amount of money, you have to evaluate what you can live without. You can get rid of cable completely. You can order Netflix for $8.00...
- clothing swaps, do own sewing repairs + alterations, cut kids paid activities. I know some might flip out on me about cutting the kids activities. However, when mo...
Teaching Children About Money.
Asked by M.H. from San Francisco
on October 29, 2009
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For the first three years of our marriage we lived way outside our means. When we found ourselves $45,000 in debt three years ago we were pretty shocked by the whole t...
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- Hi. As far as allowance goes, I always give my kids, even my 3 year old, allowance based on what they have done to earn it. My main goals are to teach them the value...
- There is a simple rule that if you can teach it to your kids they will appreciate for a lifetime! 1/3, 1/3, 1/3. What does that mean? It means when you get money of an...
- Just because you buy something for the household doesn't mean your children need a toy or gift. If they want something,tell them to put it on their b-day or holiday wi...
