Life Skills Blog

March 31st, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Bank, Bankrate, Frugal, Home, Interest rate, Money, No Spend, No spend Month, No spend weekend, Personal Finance, saving, Spa treatments, tips 

Hey there!
Did March go as quickly for you as it did for our household?  I am so very ready for Spring here in the beautiful Pac NW.  I can think of a lot of Frugal ways to save water, but what about the amount we get naturally!!???  Yikes!!
I wanted to pass along some great tips [...]

March 25th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Bank, Bank account, Economics, Kids and Teens, Money, saving, School Time, Social Studies 

Tips on How to Teach Your Kids to Save Money
A lot of teens these days do not understand the value of earning OR spending money. Most were not oriented that investing is necessary even while they are still students.
As parents, we play a crucial role in this area. Our job as mentors should [...]