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What Would You Do? Better Finances or Cheerleading?
Asked by B.K. from Austin
on October 8, 2010
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My 13-year-old is a competitive cheerleader. The expense is enormous, in my mind. 300.00 for cheer uniform, 150 for shoes, 20 for a bow, make-up. We pay the coaches...
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- As a family you stick together. I believe if the family goal is to reduce debt to improve quality of life for everyone, then that goal is a group goal with sacrifices...
- do everything you can to keep her in all these activities...it saved me as young girl....i was involved in everything..my parents made HUGE sacrifices to do so....do ...
- Wow. Who knew? My kids are both involved in sports at age 11 and 14. This cheerleading sounds like travel soccer or any other travel sport that involves termendou...
How to Tell a Friend That You Can't Keep up with Her Lifestyle
Asked by M.L. from San Francisco
on March 18, 2011
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Good morning
Is there a polite way to tell someone when they ask you to do something and or even offer to pay for your family that you simply can't or don't want t...
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- I think I might do a combination of both. First, I would sit down with her and explain how you feel and that you don't want her to pay all the time; that you would ac...
- My sister has a great, gracious line: "You know, Iess expensive works better for us." I like it. She told me this as we were planning our annual overnight retreat....
- Let her pay for you sometimes. If I were your friend and had money I would gladly pay for you just to have your company!
Boyfriend Seeking to Plan Out Our Life Without My Input.
Asked by B.D. from Seattle
on January 11, 2009
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I just found out that I am pregnant with my second child. My boyfriend and I have been doing our best to adapt to the unexpected news. We were talking and I jokingly s...
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- B.: I would let him cool off for a few days and let him collect his thoughts first. For some reason, men and children lately have become really hard to deal with ( ...
- Sounds like he is planning his life which really as a boyfriend is all he has to worry about, he isn't your husband and has no obligation other then financial for the ...
- B. - Luckily, for some reason, you and your boyfriend are not married!! So, if you want to have more children and he doesn't, you can easily split from him until you ...
If You Had $ to Invest for Your Kids
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on July 23, 2012
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If you had $6000 to put in some kind of an investment for your child... What would you put it in ? CD are only .35% to 1.25% intrest. It is horriable. And it was i...
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- Hi geebers- I would invest the $$ into 2 529 accounts...with proportionally more for the elder child. These accounts for my kiddos have been a godsend for colleg...
- A 529 college fund is tax free when you take it out for school. The avg. college is $27,000.00 a YEAR ! That's now...What will the tuition be in 10 yrs from now?
- Depends how long it needs to be invested before use. I'd put at least 1/2 into stocks (blue chip and global funds) and about 1/2 into a good bond fund. I'd set it up...
Help Fixing This Situation
Asked by T.S. from Fargo
on August 21, 2007
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Help dealing with diffcult father, How do I fix the mistake I made by letting him into my sons life. Only he welcomed my son with grief and disappointment.
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- Rarely can I say that is a mistake by letting a father into a son's life. My son is 6 adn I am a single mom. Dad is a truck driver and gone 95% of the time. Some mo...
- Don't view it as a mistake as your son may pick up on that and transfer that meaning to him being the mistake whether is conscious/unconscious. Let him know that you ...
- Without knowing the particulars, what I can say as a single mother is that it is our responsibility to protect our children as much as we possibly can. Sometimes that...
Unsolicited Christmas Lists
Asked by M.B. from San Antonio
on December 18, 2010
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Recently, my husband received an unsolicted Christmas list from his daughter's (age 15) mom for his daughter. In addition to that, she also sent the list for her othe...
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- I don't see anything wrong with getting these girls each a gift. They are a part of your "family" even if it doesn't seem that way. Your husband's daughter's sister ...
- There's too much unsaid for me to have anything resembling a definite answer, but here are a few thoughts. You don't say how young the girls were when your husband and...
- My 13 year-old love gift cards. She can buy what she likes (within my limits) and it gives her the grownup feeling of being in control and "paying". She's also learned...
Paternity Test from Unwilling Possible Dad and Child Questioning Who Her Father
Asked by S.R. from Dallas
on January 21, 2010
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ok this is not about me, this is about a dear friend of mine. 6 years ago a friend of mine had called me and told me that she thought that her daughter was my husbands...
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- I agree with another response, just tell her that he's not ready to be a father & it sounds like that is the honest truth. If she KNOWS he is the father that's all th...
- It's really simple. If he IS the father, she is entitled to support. Whether she needs the financial assistance or not doesn't really matter. If this guy made a kid,...
- This is not about your friend nor is it about "Adam." This is about a child that not only deserves to know who both of her parents are, but deserves the financial supp...
College Savings - Piggy Backing off Another College Question
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on June 7, 2012
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How much do you save each month? Do you aim for a specific dollar amount? % of your paycheck?
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- We are different. I am an oddball on this one for this site. We feel it's our obligation to get our daughter out of college debt free. No way will I set her up to gr...
- All three of my kids have 4 years of tuition and 2 years of dorm already paid (thank you, grandparents--they were a huge help!). We put $100/month in their savings a...
- We have chosen private school for elementary and high school, and that is where we decided tuition money will do the most good. They will be essentially on their own f...
Stay at Home Mom Looking for Work
Asked by V.N. from Los Angeles
on January 11, 2007
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I am a stay at home mom of 5 kids and need some extra money. I am sole provider for my kids so I need something that i can do when they are at school and in between th...
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- Hi V., Wow! you have your hands full. So you may not like my advice to you. I too was in your place many years ago when my boys were little, too shy to sell and I di...
- Hello. I can really relate to you. Although I have only two kids, we really needed extra money, and we never seemed to managed it right when I worked. I babysat for a ...
- Hello V., Don’t you wish there was this magic job that took no time and cost no money to get started and in a short amount of time you would be finically stable. ...
Adoption
Asked by C.W. from Las Vegas
on September 13, 2010
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Has any moms on here adopted babies? I've heard of actually being there when the baby is born for adoption. How does that work? I've also heard financially and waiting...
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- The laws vary by state. There are open and closed adoptions. The screening process can be long, as can be the wait. There is also always the heartbreak if the birth...
- i adopted a baby 3 years ago. there are so very many different options. it really depends on what you're looking for and what you want. you need to be a little more...
- C., Yes, you must be LDS to use LDS Family Services to adopt a baby, however, they will happily work with birthmothers from every background, without cost or obligati...
