Teaching Your Kids The Value Of A Dollar

Bella Breakdown Raising kids can be tough but one of the toughest things you need to teach your kids about is money. Children are very impressionable at a young age which is why they need to be educated on being financially conscious. Author of the book ‘Make Your Kid A Money Genius,’ Beth Kobliner, gives parents some tips on teaching your kids the value of a dollar. Kobliner says that the number one thing to focus on is waiting and patience with spending money. The key idea is that we wait for things that we really want which leads...

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Prepping For Financial Hardship

Bella Breakdown Your parents, or some wise adult may have told you to save for a rainy day. As a kid, you might have thought that was boring advice, but as an adult you may know how great that advice actually is. Over the decades, our economy goes through ebbs and flows of financial ups and downs. It’s possible that we may end up going through a recession again, and that can adversely effect a lot of peoples well being. When the recession hit in 2008, a lot of people who were technically ‘wealthy’ were hit extremely hard, because...

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Meals For One

Bella Breakdown First of all, stop thinking that meals for one is sad. It is not! We, at some point in our lives, have all been single people, living on our own, having to fend for ourselves! It is important that we know how to make meals for ourselves as well in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible. You can’t order off of the dollar menu you’re entire life, and we all know eating out gets expensive. So here are a few ways to make the most out of meals for one: 1. Plan Your Meals Around Your Ingredients...

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The Best Grocery Staples For Those On A Budget

Bella Breakdown When managing a budget, groceries are one thing that won’t go away. A girls gotta eat! But, just because we need to purchase food, doesn’t mean we need to be careless about it. There are ways to save money while still eating the foods you love, you just have to be a little smarter about that budget of yours! Here are some grocery staples for anyone on a budget or someone just looking to be a little more cautious with money: 1. Eggs 2. Spinach 3. Apples 4. Parmesan cheese 5. Pasta 6. Garlic 7. Fresh herbs...

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Family Matters: Find Out How You Could Be Setting Your Family Up For Financial Success!

Family Matters Alright Bella’s we all know how important our family is to us. We would do anything to see them happy and we want our children to always be cared for in the toughest times. With that being said, we need to plan for the future and unexpected and make sure our families are set up for success. May be you have a couple of children looking to attend college and even take their education further for their masters or higher. This can get pricy pretty quick and we aren’t always ready for these spur of the moment...

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