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What do you think? Should you discuss finances with your children?

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One of the frequent topics of discussion between my wife and I is whether we should discuss our finances with our children and if so, how [...]

Kids eat free at Dickeys

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This article is part of my ongoing Money Saving Monday series. You can read the rest of the series here. Have a tip you would like to share? Then contact me!
I’ve written about kids eat free deals before and how given we have 6 children we are the constant prowl [...]

1 marshmallow or 2? A study on the benefits of delayed gratification

While listening to the book, Crucial Conversations a few weeks back, the authors discussed a study that was done in the 1960’s by Standford University psychology researcher Michael Mischel. His study demonstrated how important self-discipline is to success.
The study began with a group of children 4 years old. He optionally offered them [...]