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Shared Bank Account
This is after you know the bills/savings/investment accounts have been taken care of. Since financial issues seem to be the biggest cause of problems in a ...
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- Okay M., I also have been married for Several years seven to be exact and we still have separate accounts. Yes I also have been good with my money, I just look at it ...
- One joint account for household expenses is a must. If you two own a house, then your name should be on the deed. Separate accounts are just fine as long as all the ...
- M. - I would have a serious problem with this. What is his reason for refusing to have a joint account? Does he pay all the bills or do you share them - both of you ...
Allowance for 7 Year Old--how to Do It?
Jun 17, 2009 ... I just took my seven-year-old to the bank to open his own savings account with his birthday and tooth fairy money and that was a great ...
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- My boys have age-based chores. Everyone has a dog chore, a dish chore & their basic chores. 5 year old sets & clears the table, 8 year old puts away the hand-wash dish...
- My boys, are 8 & 10. they have chores that are tied to their allowamce but they understand that there are other things that they are responsible for.. cleaning their r...
- I would encourage her to do chores to earn her allowance. I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the value of money and self-reliance. It doesn't have to be anythi...
Gift for a 2 Year Old with Everything!
Either US Savings Bonds or money for their 529 Plan accounts or for their ... Savings bonds starting a college savings account gift certificate to the YMCA ...
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- it might be cute to take ur son to one of those pottery places and have him personalize and paint something for his cousin. Maybe a frame and u can put a picture of th...
- I saw someone suggested a personalized book from www.iseeme.com, which my daughter loves. Also someone mentioned a personalized music CD from a company in Canada. ...
- Dear K., Go to a Hallmark store and make a vocal Happy Birthday from your son and you. You can sing a song, say something to her, etc. Even attach a song if you wan...
Should Parents Help Kids Decide How to Spend Their Money?
If you and your husband can't agree on a strategy, maybe you could suggest to grandpa to please put his money in a savings account or a college account for ...
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- I agree that as a parent, step or not, we have the job to make sure a child is guided to the best of our abilities. My kids never got to hold thier money in thier wal...
- If it was just $5, that would be fine, but $100 is alot of money, especially for a young child! I would open a savings account for her, any money she recieves goes di...
- my parents always made us bank half of any money gifts as a child. i hated it at the time on occasion, but now i see what they were up to -- teaching me about managing...
Paying off Debt
If any time an emergency comes up and you need to use the money in savings, stop the debt snowball and pay minimum on everything until your savings account ...
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- Hi J., I would imagine you are overwelmed with the responses to your inquiry. I too am a financial coach and would recommend any sort of program without using any co...
- If you had any questions about credit repair, I would recommend my in-laws in Georgia. They work with people from all over the country, so it doesn't matter if you ar...
- J. I am a financial consultant. Be careful with some of these companies. Most of them have hidden fees. Sometimes you will be paying more than you already are. Also if...
Shared or One Person?
We have only one checking and savings account, not his and hers. He knows what I spend and I know what he spends, openness is the best policy. ...
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- I do all the bills and financial things in our house. My husband really has no clue what is going on and really does not care to. I have tried to go over it with him i...
- Hi S.: My husband and I have recently begun using a budget system that really accounts for our pennies, really down to the penny. We use the system of Phoenix locals...
- I am a SAHM and I also do all the money handling in our house. It is easier to have one account and one person take care of everything. I tried to get my husband on...
FSA Account for Daycare Expenses
Sep 30, 2009 ... I'm interested in beginning a FSA account to cover childcare expenses ... into a college saving account (after 4 years, it amounted to 20K ! ...
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- The benefits of a FSA account is to reduce your taxable income. However, you're allowed to claim child care expenses in your tax reporting at the end of the year. I gu...
- I havn't read your other responses so you might already have this. FSA is a great program but it does have a downfall. The way it works is you agree to contribute so...
- Hi M., FSA account is a great program. I used it the entire time my children were in daycare and daycamp. They are 8 and 9 years old now :( How the program works is, y...
Try to Figure Out How to Get Ahead!
Get a Seperate Savings account, at a defferent bank if necessary. Maybe put ALL of your daycare money into this account and see what it is like to just live ...
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- I use a Personal Budget template that I found online. I redid it to make sense for us. I print it out once I type in all our expenses and fill in each bill when I get ...
- I think I can help you. I am an accountant and would be willing to sit down with you to help you set up something to help you track you expenses. I do not want to ...
- I've been struggling with that same issue for 10 years now! The only thing that worked for me was taking away my husbands debit card and giving him a weekly allowance...
What Does It Cost to Eat?
We're saving up for home renovations, put money in retirement and college savings accounts, and pay ahead on our mortgage. Despite what our consumerist ...
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- My first answer to your question is that, despite what TV and ads would have you think, I believe that most of us who live within our means DON'T buy clothes, get mani...
- HI S. , I am so glad your asking let's me know I am not alone out there the way the economy is right I am also a stay home at home with four kids my husband works bu...
- Costco! Not only that, but coupon items at Costco. We sometimes end up with a garage full of things we don't need at the time, but in the long run it saves big bucks...
Budget
We tell our kids no a lot more and have opened up savings accounts for them so they can work towards purchasing those items they want. ...
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- Start keeping your recipts for a month and add them up at the end to see what you spend. I have a budget I use every month. Send me a message and I will e-mail it to y...
- I was in debt over my head and had about 10 credir cards go to the collectin agency. This was about 5 years ago and it had gotten so bad I stopped opening my mail alt...
- My husband and I decided on a budget when we first got engaged because each of us had some debt we needed to get rid of, a wedding to plan for and a house to save up f...
